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
17%
2
26%
3
37%
4
48%
5
60%
6
71%
7
81%
8
89%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
91%
15
84%
16
76%
17
67%
18
58%
19
49%
20
39%
21
30%
22
22%
23
14%
24
8%
25
3%
26
0%
27
0%
28
3%
29
8%
30
15%
31
24%
Darkest night
Tue 26 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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