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
26%
2
37%
3
48%
4
58%
5
68%
6
77%
7
85%
8
91%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
97%
14
93%
15
87%
16
80%
17
72%
18
63%
19
52%
20
42%
21
31%
22
21%
23
12%
24
5%
25
1%
26
0%
27
2%
28
7%
29
14%
30
23%
31
33%
Darkest night
Sun 26 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 11 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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