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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
97%
5
93%
6
86%
7
78%
8
68%
9
59%
10
49%
11
40%
12
31%
13
22%
14
15%
15
9%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
10%
22
17%
23
26%
24
36%
25
48%
26
59%
27
70%
28
80%
29
89%
30
95%
31
99%
Darkest night
Wed 18 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 3 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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