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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
87%
6
77%
7
67%
8
56%
9
45%
10
35%
11
25%
12
17%
13
10%
14
5%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
6%
20
12%
21
19%
22
27%
23
36%
24
45%
25
56%
26
66%
27
76%
28
85%
29
93%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 16 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 2 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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