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
43%
2
34%
3
24%
4
16%
5
9%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
3%
10
8%
11
16%
12
25%
13
36%
14
47%
15
58%
16
69%
17
78%
18
86%
19
93%
20
97%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
95%
25
91%
26
84%
27
77%
28
69%
29
59%
30
50%
31
40%
Darkest night
Thu 8 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 22 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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