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
0%
2
3%
3
7%
4
14%
5
22%
6
31%
7
41%
8
51%
9
60%
10
69%
11
78%
12
85%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
91%
20
83%
21
74%
22
64%
23
53%
24
41%
25
30%
26
20%
27
12%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Wed 1 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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