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
55%
2
46%
3
37%
4
28%
5
19%
6
12%
7
6%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
10%
13
18%
14
27%
15
38%
16
50%
17
61%
18
72%
19
81%
20
89%
21
95%
22
98%
23
100%
24
99%
25
97%
26
92%
27
86%
28
79%
29
71%
30
62%
31
53%
Darkest night
Tue 9 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 23 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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