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
8%
2
15%
3
25%
4
35%
5
47%
6
58%
7
69%
8
78%
9
87%
10
93%
11
97%
12
100%
13
100%
14
98%
15
95%
16
89%
17
83%
18
75%
19
67%
20
57%
21
48%
22
38%
23
28%
24
19%
25
12%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
31
13%
Darkest night
Sun 28 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 12 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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