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
75%
2
66%
3
56%
4
46%
5
37%
6
28%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
12%
16
20%
17
30%
18
41%
19
52%
20
64%
21
74%
22
84%
23
91%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
98%
28
93%
29
87%
30
80%
31
72%
Darkest night
Tue 11 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 25 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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