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
10%
2
17%
3
25%
4
34%
5
44%
6
55%
7
65%
8
76%
9
85%
10
93%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
89%
16
81%
17
72%
18
62%
19
51%
20
41%
21
32%
22
23%
23
16%
24
10%
25
5%
26
2%
27
0%
28
0%
29
3%
30
7%
31
13%
Darkest night
Fri 27 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 12 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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