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
9%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
3%
7
7%
8
12%
9
19%
10
28%
11
37%
12
47%
13
58%
14
68%
15
78%
16
87%
17
94%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
87%
23
78%
24
68%
25
58%
26
48%
27
38%
28
28%
29
20%
30
13%
31
7%
Darkest night
Tue 4 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 19 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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