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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
95%
6
90%
7
83%
8
75%
9
67%
10
58%
11
48%
12
39%
13
29%
14
21%
15
13%
16
7%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
10%
22
18%
23
28%
24
39%
25
50%
26
62%
27
72%
28
81%
29
89%
30
94%
31
98%
Darkest night
Sun 18 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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