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
42%
2
32%
3
23%
4
16%
5
9%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
3%
11
7%
12
13%
13
20%
14
28%
15
37%
16
48%
17
58%
18
69%
19
79%
20
88%
21
94%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
87%
27
78%
28
68%
29
57%
30
47%
31
37%
Darkest night
Sun 8 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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