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
85%
2
77%
3
68%
4
59%
5
48%
6
38%
7
27%
8
18%
9
10%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
3%
14
9%
15
17%
16
26%
17
36%
18
47%
19
57%
20
67%
21
76%
22
83%
23
90%
24
95%
25
98%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
88%
31
81%
Darkest night
Sat 12 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 26 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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