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
97%
2
92%
3
85%
4
77%
5
67%
6
57%
7
48%
8
38%
9
29%
10
21%
11
14%
12
8%
13
3%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
5%
18
10%
19
17%
20
26%
21
36%
22
47%
23
59%
24
70%
25
80%
26
88%
27
95%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
95%
Darkest night
Sun 15 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 29 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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