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
28%
2
19%
3
12%
4
6%
5
2%
6
0%
7
0%
8
2%
9
6%
10
11%
11
18%
12
26%
13
35%
14
44%
15
54%
16
64%
17
74%
18
83%
19
90%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
97%
24
92%
25
84%
26
74%
27
64%
28
53%
29
42%
30
32%
31
23%
Darkest night
Tue 6 July · 0%
Fullest
Thu 22 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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