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
1%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
11%
6
18%
7
26%
8
35%
9
45%
10
54%
11
63%
12
72%
13
81%
14
88%
15
94%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
90%
21
82%
22
72%
23
61%
24
50%
25
39%
26
28%
27
19%
28
11%
29
5%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Tue 2 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 17 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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