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
2%
2
5%
3
10%
4
17%
5
26%
6
36%
7
47%
8
58%
9
69%
10
79%
11
88%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
94%
17
88%
18
80%
19
71%
20
61%
21
52%
22
42%
23
33%
24
24%
25
17%
26
10%
27
5%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
31
3%
Darkest night
Mon 29 July · 0%
Fullest
Sun 14 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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