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
79%
2
88%
3
95%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
87%
9
79%
10
70%
11
60%
12
50%
13
40%
14
31%
15
23%
16
15%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
8%
24
15%
25
23%
26
33%
27
44%
28
55%
29
66%
30
77%
31
86%
Darkest night
Wed 20 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 5 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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