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
91%
3
84%
4
77%
5
67%
6
57%
7
46%
8
35%
9
25%
10
15%
11
8%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
10%
17
18%
18
28%
19
37%
20
47%
21
57%
22
67%
23
75%
24
83%
25
89%
26
95%
27
98%
28
100%
29
100%
30
98%
31
94%
Darkest night
Mon 13 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 28 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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