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
48%
2
58%
3
68%
4
77%
5
86%
6
93%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
90%
12
81%
13
71%
14
60%
15
49%
16
38%
17
28%
18
20%
19
12%
20
6%
21
3%
22
0%
23
0%
24
2%
25
5%
26
10%
27
16%
28
24%
29
33%
30
42%
31
52%
Darkest night
Tue 22 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 8 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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