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
19%
2
12%
3
7%
4
3%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
5%
9
10%
10
17%
11
26%
12
36%
13
47%
14
58%
15
69%
16
80%
17
88%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
88%
24
80%
25
71%
26
62%
27
52%
28
43%
29
33%
30
25%
31
17%
Darkest night
Tue 6 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 20 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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