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
79%
2
71%
3
62%
4
52%
5
43%
6
33%
7
24%
8
16%
9
9%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
8%
15
16%
16
26%
17
37%
18
48%
19
59%
20
69%
21
79%
22
87%
23
93%
24
97%
25
99%
26
100%
27
98%
28
95%
29
90%
30
84%
31
77%
Darkest night
Mon 11 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 26 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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