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
85%
2
76%
3
65%
4
54%
5
42%
6
31%
7
22%
8
13%
9
7%
10
2%
11
0%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
12%
16
18%
17
26%
18
35%
19
44%
20
54%
21
63%
22
73%
23
81%
24
89%
25
95%
26
99%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
87%
Darkest night
Mon 11 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30