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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
97%
6
92%
7
87%
8
80%
9
71%
10
62%
11
52%
12
42%
13
31%
14
21%
15
13%
16
6%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
13%
22
22%
23
33%
24
43%
25
54%
26
64%
27
73%
28
81%
29
88%
30
93%
31
97%
Darkest night
Sat 18 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 3 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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