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
78%
2
70%
3
60%
4
50%
5
39%
6
28%
7
19%
8
10%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
16%
15
25%
16
35%
17
45%
18
56%
19
65%
20
74%
21
82%
22
89%
23
94%
24
98%
25
100%
26
100%
27
98%
28
95%
29
89%
30
82%
31
74%
Darkest night
Thu 11 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 25 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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