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
5%
2
10%
3
17%
4
26%
5
35%
6
44%
7
54%
8
63%
9
72%
10
80%
11
87%
12
93%
13
97%
14
100%
15
100%
16
97%
17
93%
18
86%
19
77%
20
66%
21
55%
22
44%
23
32%
24
22%
25
14%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
3%
31
7%
Darkest night
Fri 28 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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