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
66%
2
77%
3
86%
4
93%
5
98%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
91%
10
84%
11
76%
12
67%
13
58%
14
49%
15
39%
16
30%
17
22%
18
14%
19
8%
20
3%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
6%
25
12%
26
21%
27
30%
28
41%
29
53%
30
64%
31
75%
Darkest night
Mon 22 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 6 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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