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
61%
2
51%
3
41%
4
30%
5
21%
6
12%
7
6%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
13%
13
23%
14
33%
15
44%
16
54%
17
65%
18
74%
19
82%
20
89%
21
94%
22
98%
23
100%
24
100%
25
98%
26
95%
27
90%
28
83%
29
75%
30
66%
31
56%
Darkest night
Mon 9 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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