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
37%
2
28%
3
20%
4
13%
5
7%
6
3%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
12%
12
20%
13
29%
14
40%
15
51%
16
63%
17
74%
18
83%
19
91%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
88%
26
80%
27
72%
28
63%
29
54%
30
44%
31
35%
Darkest night
Fri 8 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 22 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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