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
45%
2
35%
3
27%
4
19%
5
12%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
12%
13
20%
14
30%
15
40%
16
52%
17
63%
18
74%
19
83%
20
91%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
93%
26
87%
27
79%
28
70%
29
61%
30
52%
31
42%
Darkest night
Sat 8 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 22 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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