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
72%
2
61%
3
49%
4
38%
5
28%
6
19%
7
11%
8
6%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
3%
13
6%
14
12%
15
19%
16
27%
17
35%
18
45%
19
55%
20
64%
21
74%
22
83%
23
90%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
97%
28
92%
29
84%
30
75%
Darkest night
Mon 10 September · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30