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
11%
2
5%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
10%
8
18%
9
27%
10
38%
11
50%
12
61%
13
72%
14
81%
15
89%
16
95%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
85%
23
77%
24
69%
25
60%
26
50%
27
41%
28
31%
29
23%
30
15%
31
8%
Darkest night
Tue 4 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 18 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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