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
67%
2
56%
3
45%
4
35%
5
25%
6
17%
7
10%
8
5%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
3%
13
7%
14
12%
15
19%
16
27%
17
36%
18
46%
19
56%
20
66%
21
76%
22
85%
23
93%
24
98%
25
100%
26
99%
27
95%
28
89%
29
80%
30
70%
31
60%
Darkest night
Sun 10 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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