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
22%
2
31%
3
40%
4
50%
5
60%
6
70%
7
80%
8
88%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
86%
15
77%
16
67%
17
56%
18
45%
19
35%
20
26%
21
18%
22
11%
23
6%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
29
11%
30
17%
31
25%
Darkest night
Sun 25 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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