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
28%
2
20%
3
13%
4
7%
5
3%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
9%
11
16%
12
24%
13
33%
14
43%
15
54%
16
65%
17
76%
18
85%
19
93%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
90%
25
82%
26
73%
27
63%
28
53%
29
43%
30
34%
31
25%
Darkest night
Tue 7 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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