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
3%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
9%
7
15%
8
23%
9
33%
10
43%
11
54%
12
65%
13
75%
14
85%
15
92%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
90%
21
82%
22
73%
23
63%
24
53%
25
44%
26
34%
27
25%
28
18%
29
11%
30
6%
31
2%
Darkest night
Thu 3 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 17 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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