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
31%
2
22%
3
15%
4
9%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
3%
10
8%
11
13%
12
21%
13
30%
14
40%
15
50%
16
61%
17
72%
18
82%
19
90%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
84%
26
76%
27
66%
28
56%
29
46%
30
36%
31
27%
Darkest night
Sun 7 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 22 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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