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
98%
2
94%
3
89%
4
82%
5
74%
6
65%
7
56%
8
46%
9
37%
10
28%
11
19%
12
12%
13
6%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
10%
19
18%
20
28%
21
38%
22
50%
23
61%
24
72%
25
81%
26
89%
27
95%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
97%
Darkest night
Thu 15 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 29 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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