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
83%
2
75%
3
66%
4
56%
5
45%
6
34%
7
24%
8
15%
9
7%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
5%
14
11%
15
19%
16
29%
17
39%
18
50%
19
60%
20
69%
21
78%
22
85%
23
91%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
97%
29
93%
30
87%
Darkest night
Sun 11 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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