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
12%
2
6%
3
3%
4
0%
5
0%
6
2%
7
6%
8
12%
9
20%
10
29%
11
40%
12
51%
13
62%
14
73%
15
83%
16
91%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
93%
22
87%
23
79%
24
71%
25
61%
26
52%
27
42%
28
33%
29
25%
30
17%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 4 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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