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
23%
2
14%
3
7%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
17%
10
25%
11
34%
12
44%
13
54%
14
63%
15
72%
16
80%
17
87%
18
93%
19
97%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
94%
24
88%
25
80%
26
70%
27
59%
28
47%
29
36%
30
25%
31
16%
Darkest night
Tue 5 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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