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
27%
2
18%
3
9%
4
4%
5
0%
6
0%
7
3%
8
8%
9
14%
10
23%
11
32%
12
41%
13
51%
14
61%
15
70%
16
78%
17
85%
18
91%
19
96%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
90%
25
83%
26
74%
27
63%
28
52%
29
41%
30
30%
31
20%
Darkest night
Sun 5 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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