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
84%
2
91%
3
97%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
89%
9
82%
10
74%
11
65%
12
56%
13
46%
14
37%
15
28%
16
19%
17
12%
18
6%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
10%
24
18%
25
28%
26
39%
27
51%
28
62%
29
72%
30
82%
31
89%
Darkest night
Tue 20 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 5 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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