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
6%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
13%
7
22%
8
33%
9
44%
10
54%
11
65%
12
74%
13
82%
14
89%
15
94%
16
98%
17
100%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
89%
22
83%
23
75%
24
66%
25
56%
26
45%
27
35%
28
24%
29
15%
30
8%
31
2%
Darkest night
Sat 3 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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