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
32%
2
41%
3
51%
4
62%
5
72%
6
82%
7
90%
8
96%
9
99%
10
100%
11
97%
12
92%
13
84%
14
74%
15
64%
16
54%
17
43%
18
33%
19
25%
20
17%
21
10%
22
5%
23
2%
24
0%
25
0%
26
2%
27
6%
28
11%
29
19%
30
27%
31
37%
Darkest night
Sun 24 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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