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
97%
2
93%
3
87%
4
80%
5
72%
6
64%
7
54%
8
44%
9
35%
10
25%
11
16%
12
9%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
3%
17
8%
18
16%
19
26%
20
37%
21
48%
22
59%
23
69%
24
78%
25
86%
26
92%
27
97%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Fri 15 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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