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
0%
2
3%
3
8%
4
16%
5
25%
6
36%
7
46%
8
57%
9
67%
10
76%
11
83%
12
90%
13
95%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
89%
20
82%
21
73%
22
64%
23
53%
24
43%
25
32%
26
21%
27
13%
28
6%
29
1%
30
0%
31
2%
Darkest night
Sat 1 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 15 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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