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
33%
2
44%
3
55%
4
66%
5
77%
6
86%
7
93%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
84%
14
76%
15
67%
16
57%
17
48%
18
38%
19
29%
20
21%
21
14%
22
8%
23
3%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
6%
28
12%
29
20%
30
30%
Darkest night
Sun 25 September · 0%
Fullest
Fri 9 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30