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
7%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
11%
8
17%
9
25%
10
34%
11
43%
12
53%
13
62%
14
72%
15
81%
16
89%
17
95%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
94%
22
87%
23
78%
24
68%
25
57%
26
46%
27
35%
28
25%
29
17%
30
10%
31
5%
Darkest night
Thu 3 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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