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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
90%
6
81%
7
71%
8
60%
9
49%
10
38%
11
28%
12
20%
13
12%
14
6%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
2%
19
5%
20
10%
21
17%
22
24%
23
33%
24
42%
25
53%
26
63%
27
73%
28
82%
29
90%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Sun 16 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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