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
34%
2
25%
3
16%
4
9%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
3%
10
7%
11
13%
12
20%
13
28%
14
37%
15
47%
16
57%
17
67%
18
77%
19
86%
20
93%
21
98%
22
100%
23
99%
24
95%
25
89%
26
80%
27
70%
28
60%
29
49%
30
38%
31
29%
Darkest night
Thu 7 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 22 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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