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
83%
2
91%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
97%
7
92%
8
85%
9
76%
10
67%
11
57%
12
47%
13
38%
14
29%
15
21%
16
14%
17
8%
18
3%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
5%
23
10%
24
18%
25
27%
26
37%
27
48%
28
59%
29
70%
30
80%
31
89%
Darkest night
Fri 20 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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