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
100%
2
100%
3
97%
4
92%
5
84%
6
75%
7
66%
8
56%
9
46%
10
36%
11
28%
12
20%
13
13%
14
7%
15
3%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
5%
20
10%
21
18%
22
26%
23
36%
24
47%
25
59%
26
70%
27
80%
28
88%
29
95%
30
99%
Darkest night
Tue 17 September · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30