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
53%
2
44%
3
34%
4
25%
5
17%
6
10%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
13%
13
21%
14
32%
15
43%
16
54%
17
65%
18
76%
19
84%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
91%
27
85%
28
77%
29
69%
30
60%
31
50%
Darkest night
Thu 9 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 23 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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