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
1%
2
0%
3
3%
4
8%
5
15%
6
25%
7
36%
8
47%
9
58%
10
69%
11
78%
12
86%
13
93%
14
97%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
95%
19
90%
20
84%
21
77%
22
68%
23
59%
24
49%
25
39%
26
29%
27
20%
28
12%
29
5%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Tue 2 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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