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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
12%
7
21%
8
31%
9
43%
10
54%
11
65%
12
75%
13
84%
14
91%
15
96%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
91%
21
84%
22
77%
23
69%
24
59%
25
50%
26
40%
27
31%
28
22%
29
13%
30
7%
31
2%
Darkest night
Tue 3 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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