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
57%
2
66%
3
75%
4
83%
5
89%
6
94%
7
98%
8
100%
9
100%
10
98%
11
93%
12
87%
13
80%
14
70%
15
60%
16
49%
17
37%
18
27%
19
17%
20
9%
21
3%
22
0%
23
0%
24
3%
25
7%
26
14%
27
22%
28
31%
29
40%
30
50%
Darkest night
Tue 22 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 8 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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