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
51%
2
61%
3
71%
4
80%
5
88%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
87%
12
78%
13
67%
14
56%
15
45%
16
35%
17
25%
18
17%
19
10%
20
5%
21
2%
22
0%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
11%
27
18%
28
26%
29
35%
30
45%
Darkest night
Thu 22 September · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 September · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30