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
0%
2
0%
3
3%
4
8%
5
14%
6
23%
7
33%
8
44%
9
56%
10
67%
11
77%
12
86%
13
93%
14
98%
15
100%
16
99%
17
97%
18
92%
19
86%
20
78%
21
69%
22
60%
23
51%
24
41%
25
32%
26
23%
27
16%
28
9%
29
4%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Thu 1 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 15 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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