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
97%
2
93%
3
86%
4
77%
5
67%
6
56%
7
45%
8
33%
9
23%
10
14%
11
7%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
8%
17
14%
18
22%
19
31%
20
40%
21
49%
22
59%
23
68%
24
76%
25
84%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
98%
31
94%
Darkest night
Fri 13 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 29 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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