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
77%
2
84%
3
91%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
97%
9
93%
10
88%
11
81%
12
72%
13
63%
14
53%
15
42%
16
32%
17
21%
18
13%
19
6%
20
1%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
13%
25
22%
26
32%
27
42%
28
53%
29
63%
30
72%
31
80%
Darkest night
Tue 21 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 6 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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