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
91%
2
85%
3
78%
4
69%
5
60%
6
50%
7
40%
8
30%
9
20%
10
12%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
7%
16
14%
17
23%
18
33%
19
44%
20
55%
21
65%
22
74%
23
83%
24
89%
25
94%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
31
89%
Darkest night
Sat 13 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 27 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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