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
79%
2
87%
3
92%
4
97%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
92%
10
86%
11
78%
12
69%
13
60%
14
49%
15
38%
16
28%
17
18%
18
10%
19
4%
20
1%
21
0%
22
3%
23
9%
24
16%
25
25%
26
35%
27
46%
28
56%
29
65%
30
74%
31
82%
Darkest night
Thu 21 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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