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
3%
2
0%
3
0%
4
3%
5
8%
6
16%
7
25%
8
36%
9
47%
10
59%
11
69%
12
79%
13
87%
14
93%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
89%
21
83%
22
75%
23
66%
24
57%
25
47%
26
38%
27
28%
28
19%
29
11%
30
5%
31
1%
Darkest night
Wed 2 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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