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
87%
2
93%
3
97%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
91%
9
85%
10
77%
11
67%
12
57%
13
46%
14
35%
15
24%
16
15%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
10%
23
18%
24
27%
25
37%
26
47%
27
57%
28
66%
29
75%
30
83%
31
89%
Darkest night
Wed 19 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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