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
61%
2
72%
3
82%
4
90%
5
96%
6
99%
7
100%
8
97%
9
92%
10
85%
11
77%
12
68%
13
58%
14
48%
15
39%
16
30%
17
22%
18
14%
19
8%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
10%
26
17%
27
26%
28
36%
29
47%
30
58%
Darkest night
Tue 22 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 7 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30