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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
12%
7
20%
8
30%
9
40%
10
51%
11
63%
12
74%
13
83%
14
91%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
97%
19
93%
20
86%
21
79%
22
70%
23
61%
24
51%
25
42%
26
32%
27
24%
28
16%
29
10%
30
5%
31
1%
Darkest night
Thu 2 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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