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
94%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
85%
8
77%
9
67%
10
55%
11
44%
12
33%
13
22%
14
14%
15
7%
16
2%
17
0%
18
1%
19
3%
20
8%
21
15%
22
22%
23
31%
24
40%
25
50%
26
59%
27
68%
28
77%
29
85%
30
91%
31
96%
Darkest night
Wed 17 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 3 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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