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
76%
2
67%
3
57%
4
46%
5
35%
6
25%
7
15%
8
8%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
11%
14
19%
15
28%
16
38%
17
49%
18
59%
19
68%
20
77%
21
84%
22
90%
23
95%
24
98%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
93%
29
87%
30
80%
31
71%
Darkest night
Fri 10 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 25 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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