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
43%
2
53%
3
63%
4
72%
5
80%
6
87%
7
93%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
96%
13
91%
14
84%
15
76%
16
67%
17
56%
18
45%
19
34%
20
24%
21
15%
22
7%
23
2%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
11%
28
19%
29
28%
30
37%
31
47%
Darkest night
Mon 24 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 10 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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