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
15%
2
23%
3
33%
4
43%
5
54%
6
65%
7
75%
8
85%
9
92%
10
98%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
90%
15
82%
16
73%
17
63%
18
53%
19
43%
20
34%
21
25%
22
17%
23
11%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
12%
31
20%
Darkest night
Wed 26 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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