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
3%
2
8%
3
14%
4
21%
5
29%
6
39%
7
49%
8
59%
9
69%
10
79%
11
88%
12
94%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
86%
18
77%
19
67%
20
57%
21
46%
22
36%
23
27%
24
19%
25
12%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
31
5%
Darkest night
Wed 28 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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