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
22%
2
13%
3
7%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
19%
11
27%
12
36%
13
45%
14
55%
15
64%
16
73%
17
82%
18
89%
19
95%
20
99%
21
100%
22
98%
23
94%
24
87%
25
78%
26
68%
27
56%
28
45%
29
34%
30
24%
31
16%
Darkest night
Sat 5 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 21 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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