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
90%
2
83%
3
74%
4
65%
5
54%
6
43%
7
31%
8
21%
9
12%
10
5%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
12%
16
20%
17
29%
18
38%
19
48%
20
58%
21
67%
22
76%
23
83%
24
90%
25
95%
26
98%
27
100%
28
99%
29
97%
30
92%
31
86%
Darkest night
Mon 12 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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