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
42%
2
31%
3
21%
4
12%
5
5%
6
1%
7
0%
8
2%
9
6%
10
13%
11
21%
12
31%
13
41%
14
50%
15
60%
16
69%
17
78%
18
85%
19
91%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
92%
26
85%
27
77%
28
67%
29
56%
30
45%
31
34%
Darkest night
Mon 7 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 22 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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