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
95%
2
99%
3
100%
4
98%
5
95%
6
89%
7
81%
8
73%
9
64%
10
54%
11
45%
12
35%
13
27%
14
19%
15
12%
16
6%
17
2%
18
0%
19
0%
20
3%
21
8%
22
15%
23
24%
24
34%
25
45%
26
57%
27
68%
28
78%
29
87%
30
93%
Darkest night
Sat 18 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 3 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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