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
83%
5
74%
6
65%
7
55%
8
45%
9
36%
10
27%
11
19%
12
12%
13
7%
14
3%
15
0%
16
0%
17
2%
18
6%
19
12%
20
20%
21
30%
22
40%
23
52%
24
63%
25
74%
26
83%
27
91%
28
96%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Mon 15 September · 0%
Fullest
Tue 30 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30