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
14%
2
22%
3
30%
4
39%
5
49%
6
58%
7
68%
8
78%
9
86%
10
93%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
89%
16
81%
17
70%
18
59%
19
48%
20
38%
21
28%
22
19%
23
12%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
5%
30
10%
31
17%
Darkest night
Sun 26 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 12 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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