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
2%
2
7%
3
13%
4
20%
5
30%
6
40%
7
51%
8
63%
9
73%
10
83%
11
91%
12
97%
13
100%
14
100%
15
97%
16
92%
17
86%
18
77%
19
68%
20
59%
21
49%
22
40%
23
31%
24
22%
25
15%
26
9%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
1%
31
4%
Darkest night
Wed 29 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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