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
20%
2
28%
3
37%
4
47%
5
57%
6
67%
7
76%
8
85%
9
92%
10
97%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
89%
15
81%
16
71%
17
60%
18
49%
19
39%
20
29%
21
20%
22
13%
23
7%
24
3%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
4%
29
9%
30
15%
31
23%
Darkest night
Sat 26 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 11 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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