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
6%
2
2%
3
0%
4
0%
5
3%
6
7%
7
12%
8
19%
9
27%
10
36%
11
46%
12
55%
13
65%
14
75%
15
83%
16
91%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
84%
23
74%
24
64%
25
53%
26
42%
27
31%
28
22%
29
14%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Sat 3 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
12 of 31