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
12%
2
21%
3
31%
4
42%
5
53%
6
64%
7
75%
8
84%
9
91%
10
96%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
91%
16
85%
17
77%
18
69%
19
60%
20
50%
21
41%
22
31%
23
22%
24
14%
25
7%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
10%
31
18%
Darkest night
Fri 27 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 12 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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