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
90%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
97%
7
93%
8
87%
9
80%
10
72%
11
63%
12
54%
13
43%
14
33%
15
24%
16
15%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
11%
23
19%
24
29%
25
40%
26
51%
27
62%
28
71%
29
80%
30
87%
31
93%
Darkest night
Sat 19 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 4 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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