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
99%
2
97%
3
92%
4
85%
5
77%
6
67%
7
56%
8
44%
9
33%
10
23%
11
14%
12
7%
13
2%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
9%
18
16%
19
24%
20
33%
21
42%
22
51%
23
61%
24
70%
25
78%
26
86%
27
92%
28
97%
29
99%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Sun 14 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 30 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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