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
13%
2
20%
3
28%
4
36%
5
46%
6
56%
7
65%
8
75%
9
83%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
97%
15
92%
16
84%
17
75%
18
64%
19
53%
20
42%
21
31%
22
22%
23
14%
24
8%
25
3%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
9%
31
15%
Darkest night
Sat 27 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 13 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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