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
73%
2
64%
3
55%
4
45%
5
35%
6
26%
7
17%
8
9%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
16%
15
25%
16
36%
17
47%
18
58%
19
69%
20
78%
21
86%
22
92%
23
97%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
96%
28
91%
29
85%
30
78%
31
70%
Darkest night
Sun 11 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 25 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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