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
44%
2
54%
3
63%
4
72%
5
80%
6
87%
7
93%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
88%
14
80%
15
71%
16
60%
17
48%
18
37%
19
26%
20
17%
21
9%
22
3%
23
1%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
12%
28
20%
29
28%
30
37%
31
47%
Darkest night
Thu 24 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 10 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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