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
33%
2
43%
3
53%
4
63%
5
72%
6
80%
7
87%
8
92%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
95%
14
90%
15
83%
16
74%
17
64%
18
53%
19
41%
20
30%
21
20%
22
11%
23
5%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
6%
28
12%
29
19%
30
28%
31
37%
Darkest night
Thu 25 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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