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
89%
2
81%
3
71%
4
61%
5
51%
6
40%
7
31%
8
22%
9
15%
10
9%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
7%
17
13%
18
21%
19
30%
20
40%
21
50%
22
61%
23
72%
24
82%
25
90%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
31
85%
Darkest night
Tue 13 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 28 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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