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
12%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
7%
7
13%
8
22%
9
32%
10
42%
11
52%
12
62%
13
71%
14
79%
15
86%
16
92%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
91%
23
85%
24
77%
25
67%
26
56%
27
45%
28
34%
29
24%
30
14%
31
7%
Darkest night
Fri 4 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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