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
18%
2
26%
3
35%
4
45%
5
54%
6
64%
7
72%
8
81%
9
88%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
100%
14
97%
15
92%
16
85%
17
76%
18
66%
19
55%
20
43%
21
32%
22
22%
23
13%
24
7%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
3%
29
7%
30
13%
31
21%
Darkest night
Mon 26 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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