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