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 21%
2 14%
3 8%
4 4%
5 1%
6 0%
7 1%
8 4%
9 8%
10 15%
11 23%
12 32%
13 43%
14 54%
15 65%
16 76%
17 85%
18 93%
19 98%
20 100%
21 99%
22 96%
23 90%
24 83%
25 74%
26 65%
27 55%
28 45%
29 36%
30 27%
31 19%

Darkest night

Sun 6 July · 0%

Fullest

Sun 20 July · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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