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
59%
2
70%
3
79%
4
88%
5
94%
6
99%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
87%
11
78%
12
68%
13
57%
14
46%
15
36%
16
26%
17
18%
18
11%
19
6%
20
2%
21
0%
22
0%
23
2%
24
5%
25
10%
26
17%
27
25%
28
34%
29
44%
30
54%
31
65%
Darkest night
Tue 21 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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