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
4%
2
10%
3
19%
4
29%
5
40%
6
51%
7
62%
8
72%
9
80%
10
88%
11
94%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
95%
17
90%
18
84%
19
76%
20
67%
21
58%
22
48%
23
38%
24
27%
25
18%
26
10%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
3%
31
8%
Darkest night
Wed 29 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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