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
43%
2
54%
3
65%
4
75%
5
85%
6
92%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
90%
12
81%
13
72%
14
62%
15
52%
16
42%
17
32%
18
24%
19
16%
20
10%
21
5%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
7%
27
13%
28
20%
29
29%
30
39%
31
50%
Darkest night
Sun 23 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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