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
65%
2
56%
3
46%
4
37%
5
28%
6
20%
7
13%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
15%
15
24%
16
34%
17
45%
18
57%
19
68%
20
78%
21
87%
22
93%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
97%
27
93%
28
87%
29
80%
30
71%
31
62%
Darkest night
Tue 10 July · 0%
Fullest
Tue 24 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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