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
9%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
12%
8
20%
9
28%
10
37%
11
46%
12
56%
13
65%
14
74%
15
82%
16
89%
17
95%
18
98%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
90%
23
82%
24
72%
25
62%
26
50%
27
39%
28
28%
29
19%
30
11%
Darkest night
Wed 3 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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