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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
88%
6
79%
7
69%
8
58%
9
46%
10
35%
11
25%
12
16%
13
9%
14
3%
15
1%
16
0%
17
2%
18
5%
19
10%
20
17%
21
25%
22
33%
23
43%
24
52%
25
62%
26
71%
27
80%
28
87%
29
94%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Fri 16 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 2 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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