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
40%
2
51%
3
62%
4
72%
5
81%
6
89%
7
94%
8
98%
9
100%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
89%
14
82%
15
74%
16
65%
17
56%
18
46%
19
36%
20
26%
21
17%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
3%
27
9%
28
17%
29
26%
30
37%
31
48%
Darkest night
Wed 25 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 9 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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