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
99%
2
96%
3
92%
4
86%
5
78%
6
69%
7
60%
8
49%
9
38%
10
28%
11
18%
12
10%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
3%
17
9%
18
16%
19
26%
20
36%
21
46%
22
56%
23
66%
24
75%
25
82%
26
89%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Tue 15 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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