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
85%
2
91%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
97%
8
93%
9
87%
10
79%
11
71%
12
61%
13
50%
14
39%
15
28%
16
18%
17
10%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
15%
24
24%
25
34%
26
44%
27
54%
28
64%
29
73%
30
81%
31
88%
Darkest night
Tue 20 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 5 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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