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
71%
2
79%
3
86%
4
92%
5
97%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
90%
11
83%
12
74%
13
64%
14
53%
15
42%
16
31%
17
21%
18
12%
19
5%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
5%
24
11%
25
19%
26
27%
27
37%
28
46%
29
56%
30
65%
31
74%
Darkest night
Sat 21 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 7 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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