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
2%
2
6%
3
13%
4
22%
5
33%
6
44%
7
55%
8
65%
9
75%
10
83%
11
90%
12
95%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
88%
19
82%
20
74%
21
65%
22
55%
23
45%
24
34%
25
24%
26
15%
27
8%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
31
5%
Darkest night
Thu 29 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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