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
7%
2
2%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
9%
7
16%
8
24%
9
33%
10
42%
11
51%
12
61%
13
70%
14
78%
15
86%
16
92%
17
97%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
88%
23
80%
24
70%
25
59%
26
48%
27
36%
28
26%
29
16%
30
9%
31
4%
Darkest night
Sun 3 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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