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
99%
2
96%
3
90%
4
81%
5
71%
6
60%
7
49%
8
38%
9
27%
10
18%
11
11%
12
5%
13
2%
14
0%
15
0%
16
3%
17
7%
18
12%
19
19%
20
27%
21
36%
22
45%
23
55%
24
65%
25
74%
26
83%
27
91%
28
96%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Sat 14 September · 0%
Fullest
Mon 30 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30