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
0%
2
2%
3
6%
4
14%
5
23%
6
33%
7
44%
8
55%
9
66%
10
76%
11
84%
12
91%
13
95%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
97%
18
93%
19
87%
20
81%
21
73%
22
64%
23
54%
24
44%
25
33%
26
24%
27
15%
28
7%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Fri 1 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 15 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30