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
88%
2
81%
3
73%
4
64%
5
55%
6
46%
7
36%
8
27%
9
19%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
10%
17
18%
18
28%
19
39%
20
50%
21
62%
22
72%
23
82%
24
89%
25
95%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
97%
30
92%
31
86%
Darkest night
Sun 13 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 27 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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