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
64%
2
73%
3
81%
4
88%
5
93%
6
97%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
95%
11
90%
12
82%
13
74%
14
64%
15
53%
16
42%
17
31%
18
20%
19
12%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
6%
25
12%
26
20%
27
29%
28
38%
29
48%
30
58%
31
67%
Darkest night
Mon 22 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 7 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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