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
14%
2
7%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
11%
8
19%
9
29%
10
40%
11
51%
12
62%
13
72%
14
81%
15
88%
16
94%
17
98%
18
100%
19
100%
20
98%
21
95%
22
90%
23
83%
24
76%
25
67%
26
58%
27
47%
28
37%
29
27%
30
18%
31
10%
Darkest night
Sat 4 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 31