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
29%
2
39%
3
51%
4
62%
5
73%
6
83%
7
91%
8
96%
9
99%
10
100%
11
97%
12
93%
13
86%
14
78%
15
69%
16
59%
17
50%
18
40%
19
31%
20
23%
21
15%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
10%
29
17%
30
26%
31
37%
Darkest night
Fri 25 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 10 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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