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
70%
2
61%
3
52%
4
42%
5
32%
6
23%
7
14%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
11%
14
19%
15
29%
16
40%
17
52%
18
62%
19
72%
20
81%
21
88%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
95%
28
90%
29
84%
30
76%
31
67%
Darkest night
Mon 10 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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