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
26%
2
18%
3
11%
4
5%
5
2%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
10%
10
17%
11
27%
12
38%
13
49%
14
61%
15
71%
16
81%
17
89%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
92%
24
85%
25
78%
26
70%
27
61%
28
51%
29
42%
30
32%
31
23%
Darkest night
Sat 6 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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