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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
90%
6
83%
7
73%
8
62%
9
51%
10
40%
11
29%
12
19%
13
11%
14
5%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
15%
21
23%
22
31%
23
40%
24
50%
25
59%
26
69%
27
77%
28
85%
29
92%
30
97%
31
100%
Darkest night
Wed 16 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 2 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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