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
54%
2
63%
3
72%
4
80%
5
87%
6
93%
7
97%
8
100%
9
100%
10
97%
11
93%
12
86%
13
77%
14
67%
15
55%
16
44%
17
33%
18
23%
19
14%
20
7%
21
2%
22
0%
23
0%
24
3%
25
7%
26
13%
27
20%
28
29%
29
38%
30
47%
31
56%
Darkest night
Wed 22 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 8 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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