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
98%
2
100%
3
100%
4
97%
5
92%
6
86%
7
77%
8
67%
9
56%
10
45%
11
34%
12
23%
13
14%
14
7%
15
2%
16
0%
17
1%
18
3%
19
8%
20
15%
21
23%
22
31%
23
41%
24
50%
25
60%
26
69%
27
77%
28
85%
29
91%
30
96%
Darkest night
Thu 16 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 2 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30