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
94%
2
88%
3
79%
4
69%
5
58%
6
47%
7
35%
8
25%
9
16%
10
9%
11
3%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
6%
16
11%
17
18%
18
26%
19
35%
20
44%
21
53%
22
63%
23
72%
24
80%
25
88%
26
94%
27
98%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
Darkest night
Tue 13 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 28 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30