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
88%
2
94%
3
98%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
89%
9
82%
10
74%
11
66%
12
56%
13
46%
14
36%
15
27%
16
18%
17
10%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
16%
24
26%
25
36%
26
47%
27
58%
28
68%
29
77%
30
85%
31
91%
Darkest night
Fri 20 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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