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
24%
2
33%
3
43%
4
53%
5
63%
6
73%
7
82%
8
90%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
97%
13
91%
14
83%
15
74%
16
63%
17
53%
18
42%
19
32%
20
24%
21
16%
22
9%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
7%
29
12%
30
19%
Darkest night
Tue 25 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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