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
82%
2
89%
3
94%
4
98%
5
100%
6
100%
7
97%
8
93%
9
86%
10
77%
11
67%
12
56%
13
44%
14
33%
15
23%
16
14%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
14%
24
22%
25
30%
26
39%
27
49%
28
58%
29
67%
30
76%
31
84%
Darkest night
Sun 19 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 5 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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