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
93%
2
98%
3
100%
4
99%
5
95%
6
89%
7
81%
8
71%
9
61%
10
50%
11
40%
12
30%
13
22%
14
15%
15
9%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
3%
21
8%
22
14%
23
21%
24
30%
25
40%
26
51%
27
62%
28
73%
29
82%
30
91%
31
96%
Darkest night
Sun 18 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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