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
65%
2
75%
3
83%
4
90%
5
95%
6
98%
7
100%
8
100%
9
97%
10
94%
11
88%
12
81%
13
73%
14
65%
15
55%
16
44%
17
34%
18
24%
19
15%
20
8%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
11%
26
19%
27
29%
28
40%
29
51%
30
61%
31
71%
Darkest night
Tue 22 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 7 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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