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
7%
2
12%
3
19%
4
27%
5
36%
6
45%
7
55%
8
65%
9
74%
10
82%
11
90%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
87%
18
78%
19
68%
20
57%
21
45%
22
34%
23
24%
24
16%
25
9%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
8%
Darkest night
Sat 28 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 14 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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