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
58%
2
48%
3
39%
4
29%
5
21%
6
14%
7
8%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
9%
14
15%
15
23%
16
33%
17
43%
18
54%
19
66%
20
76%
21
86%
22
93%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
90%
28
82%
29
74%
30
64%
31
54%
Darkest night
Fri 10 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 24 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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