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
93%
2
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
83%
8
75%
9
66%
10
56%
11
47%
12
37%
13
28%
14
20%
15
13%
16
7%
17
3%
18
1%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
20%
24
30%
25
41%
26
52%
27
64%
28
74%
29
84%
30
91%
31
97%
Darkest night
Fri 19 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 3 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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