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
89%
2
82%
3
73%
4
64%
5
54%
6
45%
7
36%
8
27%
9
19%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
3%
16
8%
17
14%
18
23%
19
33%
20
45%
21
56%
22
67%
23
77%
24
86%
25
93%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
97%
30
93%
Darkest night
Mon 13 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 27 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30