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
91%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
88%
8
80%
9
69%
10
58%
11
47%
12
36%
13
25%
14
16%
15
9%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
5%
21
10%
22
16%
23
24%
24
32%
25
41%
26
51%
27
60%
28
70%
29
79%
30
87%
Darkest night
Tue 18 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 4 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30