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
28%
2
18%
3
10%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
3%
8
9%
9
17%
10
26%
11
36%
12
47%
13
57%
14
67%
15
76%
16
84%
17
90%
18
95%
19
98%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
94%
24
88%
25
81%
26
73%
27
63%
28
53%
29
42%
30
31%
31
21%
Darkest night
Thu 6 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 20 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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