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
10%
2
18%
3
27%
4
37%
5
49%
6
60%
7
71%
8
81%
9
89%
10
95%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
90%
16
83%
17
75%
18
66%
19
57%
20
47%
21
38%
22
29%
23
20%
24
13%
25
7%
26
3%
27
0%
28
0%
29
3%
30
8%
Darkest night
Thu 27 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 12 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30