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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
13%
6
21%
7
30%
8
40%
9
50%
10
60%
11
69%
12
77%
13
85%
14
91%
15
96%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
97%
20
92%
21
86%
22
77%
23
68%
24
57%
25
46%
26
34%
27
24%
28
14%
29
7%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Wed 2 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 17 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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