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
65%
2
54%
3
43%
4
32%
5
22%
6
14%
7
7%
8
3%
9
0%
10
0%
11
2%
12
5%
13
11%
14
17%
15
25%
16
33%
17
43%
18
52%
19
62%
20
72%
21
81%
22
88%
23
95%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
94%
28
87%
29
78%
30
68%
31
57%
Darkest night
Sat 9 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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