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
66%
2
75%
3
83%
4
90%
5
95%
6
99%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
88%
11
79%
12
69%
13
58%
14
46%
15
35%
16
25%
17
16%
18
9%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
1%
23
4%
24
9%
25
15%
26
23%
27
31%
28
40%
29
50%
30
59%
31
69%
Darkest night
Fri 21 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 7 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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