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
100%
2
99%
3
95%
4
90%
5
82%
6
74%
7
65%
8
56%
9
47%
10
37%
11
28%
12
20%
13
13%
14
7%
15
3%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
15%
21
24%
22
34%
23
45%
24
57%
25
68%
26
78%
27
87%
28
93%
29
98%
30
100%
31
100%
Darkest night
Thu 16 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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