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
59%
2
69%
3
78%
4
86%
5
92%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
97%
11
92%
12
86%
13
79%
14
71%
15
62%
16
52%
17
41%
18
31%
19
21%
20
12%
21
5%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
7%
26
14%
27
23%
28
33%
29
44%
30
54%
31
64%
Darkest night
Thu 23 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 8 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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