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
89%
2
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
84%
9
76%
10
67%
11
58%
12
48%
13
39%
14
30%
15
21%
16
14%
17
7%
18
3%
19
0%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
15%
24
24%
25
35%
26
46%
27
57%
28
68%
29
78%
30
87%
31
93%
Darkest night
Sun 19 July · 0%
Fullest
Sat 4 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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