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
100%
2
98%
3
94%
4
88%
5
80%
6
71%
7
60%
8
49%
9
38%
10
27%
11
17%
12
9%
13
4%
14
0%
15
0%
16
3%
17
7%
18
14%
19
21%
20
30%
21
39%
22
49%
23
58%
24
68%
25
76%
26
84%
27
90%
28
95%
29
99%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Fri 14 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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