The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3%
2
8%
3
15%
4
25%
5
35%
6
47%
7
58%
8
69%
9
79%
10
87%
11
93%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
88%
18
82%
19
74%
20
65%
21
56%
22
46%
23
37%
24
27%
25
19%
26
11%
27
5%
28
1%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Tue 29 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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