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
88%
2
80%
3
69%
4
58%
5
47%
6
36%
7
25%
8
16%
9
9%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
5%
15
10%
16
17%
17
25%
18
33%
19
42%
20
52%
21
61%
22
71%
23
79%
24
87%
25
93%
26
98%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
90%
31
82%
Darkest night
Sun 12 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 27 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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