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
49%
2
38%
3
28%
4
18%
5
10%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
3%
10
8%
11
16%
12
25%
13
36%
14
46%
15
57%
16
67%
17
75%
18
83%
19
90%
20
95%
21
98%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
89%
27
82%
28
73%
29
64%
30
53%
31
43%
Darkest night
Mon 8 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 22 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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