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
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
95%
5
90%
6
82%
7
74%
8
64%
9
53%
10
42%
11
31%
12
20%
13
12%
14
5%
15
1%
16
0%
17
2%
18
6%
19
12%
20
20%
21
29%
22
39%
23
49%
24
58%
25
67%
26
76%
27
83%
28
90%
29
95%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sat 16 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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