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
0%
2
2%
3
6%
4
12%
5
19%
6
27%
7
35%
8
45%
9
54%
10
64%
11
73%
12
82%
13
89%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
94%
19
88%
20
79%
21
68%
22
57%
23
46%
24
35%
25
25%
26
16%
27
9%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Tue 1 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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