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
78%
2
86%
3
93%
4
97%
5
100%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
89%
10
83%
11
75%
12
66%
13
57%
14
47%
15
38%
16
28%
17
19%
18
11%
19
5%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
13%
25
22%
26
33%
27
44%
28
55%
29
66%
30
75%
31
84%
Darkest night
Fri 21 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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