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
50%
2
60%
3
70%
4
78%
5
86%
6
92%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
97%
12
92%
13
86%
14
79%
15
70%
16
60%
17
50%
18
39%
19
28%
20
18%
21
10%
22
4%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
8%
27
16%
28
25%
29
35%
30
45%
31
55%
Darkest night
Sat 23 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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