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
15%
2
8%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
5%
7
11%
8
19%
9
28%
10
39%
11
49%
12
59%
13
68%
14
77%
15
84%
16
91%
17
95%
18
99%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
93%
23
87%
24
80%
25
71%
26
60%
27
50%
28
38%
29
28%
30
18%
31
9%
Darkest night
Wed 4 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 19 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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