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
91%
2
97%
3
99%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
84%
8
75%
9
64%
10
53%
11
42%
12
31%
13
22%
14
14%
15
7%
16
3%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
5%
21
10%
22
16%
23
24%
24
32%
25
41%
26
51%
27
61%
28
71%
29
80%
30
88%
31
95%
Darkest night
Mon 18 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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