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
40%
2
50%
3
60%
4
69%
5
78%
6
87%
7
93%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
89%
13
81%
14
71%
15
60%
16
49%
17
38%
18
28%
19
19%
20
12%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
11%
28
17%
29
25%
30
34%
Darkest night
Thu 23 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 9 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30