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
73%
2
81%
3
88%
4
94%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
88%
11
80%
12
71%
13
60%
14
49%
15
37%
16
27%
17
17%
18
9%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
7%
24
13%
25
21%
26
30%
27
39%
28
49%
29
58%
30
67%
31
76%
Darkest night
Sun 20 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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