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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
3%
5
9%
6
17%
7
26%
8
37%
9
48%
10
58%
11
68%
12
77%
13
85%
14
91%
15
96%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
97%
20
93%
21
88%
22
80%
23
72%
24
63%
25
52%
26
42%
27
31%
28
21%
29
12%
30
5%
31
1%
Darkest night
Mon 3 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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