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
78%
2
68%
3
57%
4
46%
5
35%
6
26%
7
17%
8
10%
9
5%
10
2%
11
0%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
12%
16
18%
17
26%
18
35%
19
45%
20
55%
21
66%
22
76%
23
85%
24
92%
25
97%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
89%
30
81%
31
71%
Darkest night
Thu 11 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 26 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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