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
65%
2
76%
3
85%
4
93%
5
98%
6
100%
7
99%
8
95%
9
89%
10
81%
11
72%
12
61%
13
51%
14
41%
15
32%
16
23%
17
16%
18
9%
19
5%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
3%
24
7%
25
13%
26
21%
27
30%
28
40%
29
51%
30
62%
31
73%
Darkest night
Wed 21 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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