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
36%
2
45%
3
55%
4
64%
5
73%
6
82%
7
89%
8
95%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
94%
13
88%
14
79%
15
68%
16
57%
17
46%
18
35%
19
25%
20
16%
21
9%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
4%
27
8%
28
14%
29
21%
30
30%
31
39%
Darkest night
Mon 24 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 10 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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