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
46%
2
35%
3
25%
4
17%
5
10%
6
5%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
3%
11
7%
12
12%
13
19%
14
27%
15
36%
16
46%
17
56%
18
66%
19
76%
20
85%
21
92%
22
97%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
90%
27
81%
28
71%
29
61%
30
50%
Darkest night
Mon 8 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 23 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30