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
96%
2
90%
3
83%
4
73%
5
63%
6
51%
7
40%
8
29%
9
19%
10
11%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
10%
17
16%
18
24%
19
33%
20
42%
21
51%
22
61%
23
70%
24
79%
25
86%
26
93%
27
97%
28
100%
29
100%
30
97%
31
92%
Darkest night
Sun 13 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 28 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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