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
92%
2
85%
3
76%
4
65%
5
54%
6
42%
7
32%
8
22%
9
14%
10
8%
11
3%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
5%
16
10%
17
16%
18
23%
19
32%
20
41%
21
51%
22
61%
23
71%
24
80%
25
88%
26
94%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
31
87%
Darkest night
Wed 13 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 28 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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