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
16%
2
9%
3
4%
4
1%
5
0%
6
2%
7
5%
8
10%
9
17%
10
25%
11
33%
12
43%
13
52%
14
62%
15
71%
16
80%
17
87%
18
94%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
90%
24
82%
25
72%
26
61%
27
50%
28
38%
29
28%
30
19%
31
11%
Darkest night
Fri 5 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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