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
83%
2
74%
3
63%
4
52%
5
40%
6
29%
7
20%
8
11%
9
5%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
9%
15
15%
16
22%
17
31%
18
40%
19
49%
20
59%
21
68%
22
77%
23
85%
24
92%
25
97%
26
99%
27
100%
28
97%
29
93%
30
85%
31
76%
Darkest night
Fri 11 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 27 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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