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
93%
2
87%
3
80%
4
72%
5
63%
6
53%
7
43%
8
33%
9
23%
10
15%
11
7%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
11%
17
19%
18
29%
19
40%
20
51%
21
62%
22
72%
23
80%
24
87%
25
93%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
31
91%
Darkest night
Thu 13 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 28 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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