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
77%
2
67%
3
56%
4
45%
5
34%
6
23%
7
14%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
9%
14
15%
15
23%
16
32%
17
42%
18
51%
19
60%
20
69%
21
78%
22
85%
23
92%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
88%
30
80%
31
70%
Darkest night
Tue 10 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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