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
98%
2
94%
3
87%
4
78%
5
68%
6
57%
7
46%
8
36%
9
26%
10
18%
11
11%
12
6%
13
2%
14
0%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
11%
19
17%
20
25%
21
34%
22
44%
23
55%
24
65%
25
75%
26
85%
27
92%
28
97%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Sun 14 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 29 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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