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
17%
2
10%
3
5%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
3%
8
6%
9
12%
10
19%
11
26%
12
35%
13
45%
14
55%
15
66%
16
76%
17
85%
18
92%
19
97%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
89%
24
81%
25
71%
26
60%
27
50%
28
39%
29
30%
30
21%
31
14%
Darkest night
Tue 5 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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