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
28%
2
39%
3
51%
4
62%
5
72%
6
81%
7
88%
8
94%
9
98%
10
100%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
89%
15
82%
16
75%
17
66%
18
57%
19
47%
20
37%
21
27%
22
18%
23
10%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
16%
30
26%
31
36%
Darkest night
Sun 26 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 10 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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