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
6%
2
13%
3
22%
4
31%
5
41%
6
51%
7
61%
8
70%
9
79%
10
86%
11
92%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
92%
18
85%
19
77%
20
68%
21
57%
22
46%
23
35%
24
24%
25
15%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 28 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 14 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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