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
100%
2
100%
3
97%
4
93%
5
88%
6
81%
7
73%
8
64%
9
55%
10
45%
11
35%
12
26%
13
17%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
16%
21
25%
22
36%
23
47%
24
58%
25
69%
26
78%
27
86%
28
92%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 17 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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