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
40%
2
29%
3
19%
4
11%
5
5%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
5%
10
10%
11
17%
12
25%
13
33%
14
42%
15
52%
16
61%
17
70%
18
79%
19
86%
20
93%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
92%
26
85%
27
76%
28
65%
29
54%
30
42%
31
31%
Darkest night
Fri 7 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 22 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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