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
63%
2
53%
3
44%
4
35%
5
26%
6
18%
7
11%
8
5%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
10%
14
18%
15
28%
16
38%
17
50%
18
61%
19
72%
20
82%
21
89%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
91%
28
85%
29
78%
30
69%
31
60%
Darkest night
Thu 10 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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