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
11%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
5%
7
11%
8
18%
9
26%
10
35%
11
44%
12
54%
13
63%
14
72%
15
80%
16
87%
17
93%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
92%
23
85%
24
76%
25
66%
26
54%
27
43%
28
32%
29
22%
30
13%
31
7%
Darkest night
Tue 4 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 19 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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