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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
10%
5
18%
6
27%
7
38%
8
49%
9
61%
10
72%
11
81%
12
89%
13
95%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
96%
18
90%
19
84%
20
76%
21
67%
22
58%
23
49%
24
39%
25
30%
26
21%
27
14%
28
7%
29
3%
30
0%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sat 1 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 15 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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