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
35%
2
26%
3
18%
4
11%
5
6%
6
2%
7
0%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
11%
12
18%
13
27%
14
37%
15
47%
16
58%
17
69%
18
80%
19
88%
20
95%
21
99%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
87%
26
79%
27
70%
28
61%
29
51%
30
41%
Darkest night
Wed 7 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 22 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30