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
90%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
84%
8
74%
9
64%
10
54%
11
43%
12
33%
13
24%
14
17%
15
10%
16
5%
17
2%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
19%
24
27%
25
37%
26
47%
27
58%
28
69%
29
79%
30
88%
31
95%
Darkest night
Fri 18 July · 0%
Fullest
Fri 4 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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