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
6%
2
12%
3
20%
4
29%
5
39%
6
51%
7
62%
8
73%
9
83%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
98%
15
93%
16
87%
17
79%
18
70%
19
61%
20
51%
21
42%
22
33%
23
24%
24
16%
25
10%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 28 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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