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
49%
2
39%
3
29%
4
21%
5
13%
6
8%
7
3%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
8%
13
15%
14
22%
15
31%
16
41%
17
51%
18
62%
19
73%
20
82%
21
91%
22
96%
23
100%
24
100%
25
97%
26
91%
27
84%
28
75%
29
65%
30
54%
31
44%
Darkest night
Tue 9 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 23 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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