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
64%
2
54%
3
43%
4
32%
5
21%
6
12%
7
6%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
13%
13
21%
14
30%
15
40%
16
50%
17
59%
18
69%
19
77%
20
84%
21
91%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
97%
27
92%
28
86%
29
77%
30
68%
31
57%
Darkest night
Fri 9 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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