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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
11%
5
19%
6
29%
7
40%
8
51%
9
62%
10
72%
11
81%
12
89%
13
94%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
89%
20
82%
21
74%
22
66%
23
56%
24
46%
25
36%
26
26%
27
17%
28
10%
29
4%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Wed 1 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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