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
80%
2
88%
3
94%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
87%
9
77%
10
67%
11
56%
12
45%
13
35%
14
26%
15
18%
16
11%
17
6%
18
2%
19
0%
20
0%
21
2%
22
6%
23
11%
24
18%
25
26%
26
35%
27
45%
28
55%
29
66%
30
76%
31
85%
Darkest night
Fri 19 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 5 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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