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
8%
2
14%
3
22%
4
31%
5
40%
6
51%
7
61%
8
72%
9
82%
10
90%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
97%
15
92%
16
84%
17
75%
18
65%
19
54%
20
44%
21
35%
22
26%
23
18%
24
11%
25
6%
26
2%
27
0%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
31
11%
Darkest night
Wed 27 July · 0%
Fullest
Wed 13 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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