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
87%
2
79%
3
71%
4
62%
5
52%
6
41%
7
31%
8
21%
9
13%
10
6%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
13%
16
22%
17
33%
18
43%
19
54%
20
64%
21
73%
22
81%
23
88%
24
94%
25
97%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
95%
30
90%
31
84%
Darkest night
Thu 12 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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