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
16%
2
26%
3
36%
4
47%
5
58%
6
68%
7
77%
8
84%
9
91%
10
95%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
97%
15
93%
16
88%
17
81%
18
72%
19
63%
20
53%
21
42%
22
32%
23
21%
24
13%
25
6%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
13%
31
22%
Darkest night
Thu 27 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 12 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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