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
27%
2
36%
3
45%
4
54%
5
64%
6
73%
7
81%
8
88%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
90%
15
82%
16
73%
17
62%
18
50%
19
39%
20
28%
21
19%
22
11%
23
5%
24
2%
25
0%
26
1%
27
3%
28
8%
29
14%
30
21%
31
29%
Darkest night
Mon 25 July · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 July · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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