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
75%
2
83%
3
90%
4
95%
5
98%
6
100%
7
99%
8
97%
9
92%
10
85%
11
77%
12
67%
13
56%
14
44%
15
33%
16
23%
17
14%
18
7%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
8%
24
15%
25
23%
26
32%
27
41%
28
50%
29
60%
30
69%
Darkest night
Tue 20 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30