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
96%
2
90%
3
81%
4
71%
5
60%
6
49%
7
38%
8
28%
9
19%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
11%
18
18%
19
26%
20
34%
21
44%
22
54%
23
64%
24
74%
25
83%
26
90%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
97%
31
92%
Darkest night
Thu 13 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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