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
47%
2
56%
3
65%
4
74%
5
82%
6
89%
7
94%
8
98%
9
100%
10
100%
11
97%
12
92%
13
85%
14
77%
15
66%
16
55%
17
44%
18
32%
19
22%
20
13%
21
7%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
3%
26
8%
27
14%
28
22%
29
30%
30
40%
31
49%
Darkest night
Fri 23 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 9 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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