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
76%
2
66%
3
56%
4
46%
5
37%
6
28%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
3%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
5%
15
10%
16
17%
17
26%
18
36%
19
47%
20
58%
21
69%
22
79%
23
88%
24
95%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
89%
30
81%
Darkest night
Thu 12 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30