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
8%
2
3%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
8%
8
14%
9
22%
10
31%
11
40%
12
51%
13
62%
14
72%
15
82%
16
90%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
84%
23
75%
24
65%
25
55%
26
45%
27
35%
28
26%
29
18%
30
11%
31
6%
Darkest night
Thu 4 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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