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
93%
2
97%
3
99%
4
100%
5
98%
6
95%
7
90%
8
83%
9
74%
10
64%
11
54%
12
42%
13
31%
14
21%
15
12%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
12%
22
20%
23
29%
24
38%
25
48%
26
57%
27
67%
28
75%
29
83%
30
89%
31
95%
Darkest night
Wed 18 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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