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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
3%
5
7%
6
13%
7
20%
8
28%
9
37%
10
46%
11
57%
12
67%
13
76%
14
85%
15
92%
16
97%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
89%
21
81%
22
71%
23
60%
24
49%
25
39%
26
29%
27
20%
28
13%
29
7%
30
3%
31
1%
Darkest night
Sat 2 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 17 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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