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
100%
2
99%
3
94%
4
88%
5
79%
6
69%
7
58%
8
46%
9
35%
10
25%
11
16%
12
9%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
9%
19
16%
20
23%
21
31%
22
41%
23
50%
24
60%
25
69%
26
78%
27
86%
28
93%
29
98%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Wed 15 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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