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
53%
2
65%
3
75%
4
84%
5
91%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
95%
11
90%
12
83%
13
75%
14
67%
15
57%
16
48%
17
38%
18
29%
19
20%
20
13%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
10%
27
19%
28
29%
29
40%
30
51%
31
62%
Darkest night
Fri 23 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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