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
100%
2
97%
3
92%
4
85%
5
75%
6
65%
7
53%
8
42%
9
31%
10
21%
11
13%
12
7%
13
3%
14
0%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
11%
19
17%
20
25%
21
34%
22
43%
23
53%
24
62%
25
72%
26
81%
27
89%
28
95%
29
99%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Thu 14 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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