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
47%
2
38%
3
29%
4
21%
5
14%
6
8%
7
3%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
5%
12
10%
13
17%
14
26%
15
36%
16
47%
17
58%
18
70%
19
80%
20
88%
21
95%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
95%
26
89%
27
81%
28
73%
29
63%
30
54%
31
44%
Darkest night
Fri 9 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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