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
1%
2
4%
3
10%
4
17%
5
27%
6
37%
7
49%
8
60%
9
71%
10
81%
11
89%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
85%
19
78%
20
69%
21
60%
22
51%
23
41%
24
32%
25
23%
26
15%
27
8%
28
3%
29
0%
30
0%
31
3%
Darkest night
Fri 29 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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