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
2%
2
6%
3
12%
4
21%
5
31%
6
42%
7
54%
8
65%
9
75%
10
84%
11
91%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
98%
16
95%
17
90%
18
83%
19
76%
20
67%
21
58%
22
48%
23
39%
24
29%
25
21%
26
13%
27
6%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
31
4%
Darkest night
Sun 29 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 14 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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