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
29%
2
38%
3
47%
4
57%
5
66%
6
75%
7
83%
8
90%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
87%
15
78%
16
68%
17
57%
18
45%
19
34%
20
24%
21
16%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
9%
29
15%
30
23%
31
31%
Darkest night
Wed 25 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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