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
33%
2
24%
3
17%
4
10%
5
5%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
10%
11
18%
12
27%
13
38%
14
49%
15
61%
16
71%
17
81%
18
89%
19
95%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
91%
25
84%
26
77%
27
68%
28
59%
29
50%
30
40%
Darkest night
Mon 7 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 21 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30