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
73%
2
82%
3
89%
4
95%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
88%
11
81%
12
73%
13
64%
14
54%
15
45%
16
35%
17
25%
18
17%
19
9%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
3%
24
8%
25
16%
26
26%
27
37%
28
48%
29
59%
30
69%
31
78%
Darkest night
Sun 22 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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