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
54%
2
42%
3
31%
4
22%
5
13%
6
7%
7
3%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
11%
13
18%
14
25%
15
34%
16
43%
17
53%
18
63%
19
72%
20
81%
21
89%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
98%
26
94%
27
87%
28
78%
29
67%
30
56%
31
45%
Darkest night
Tue 8 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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