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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
9%
5
16%
6
24%
7
33%
8
43%
9
54%
10
65%
11
76%
12
85%
13
93%
14
98%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
89%
19
82%
20
72%
21
63%
22
53%
23
43%
24
33%
25
25%
26
17%
27
11%
28
5%
29
2%
30
0%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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