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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
90%
5
81%
6
72%
7
62%
8
52%
9
42%
10
32%
11
23%
12
16%
13
10%
14
5%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
7%
20
13%
21
20%
22
29%
23
39%
24
50%
25
61%
26
72%
27
82%
28
90%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Fri 16 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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