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
3%
2
8%
3
16%
4
24%
5
34%
6
44%
7
54%
8
64%
9
73%
10
81%
11
87%
12
93%
13
97%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
90%
19
83%
20
74%
21
64%
22
53%
23
42%
24
31%
25
21%
26
12%
27
5%
28
1%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Wed 29 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30