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
61%
2
71%
3
79%
4
86%
5
92%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
92%
12
85%
13
77%
14
68%
15
57%
16
46%
17
35%
18
24%
19
15%
20
7%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
10%
26
18%
27
26%
28
36%
29
46%
30
55%
31
65%
Darkest night
Sat 22 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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