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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
10%
6
16%
7
24%
8
33%
9
42%
10
52%
11
61%
12
70%
13
79%
14
86%
15
92%
16
97%
17
100%
18
100%
19
97%
20
93%
21
85%
22
76%
23
66%
24
55%
25
43%
26
32%
27
22%
28
14%
29
7%
30
3%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 2 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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