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
98%
2
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
94%
6
88%
7
81%
8
73%
9
65%
10
55%
11
46%
12
36%
13
27%
14
18%
15
11%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
13%
22
22%
23
32%
24
43%
25
55%
26
66%
27
75%
28
84%
29
91%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Tue 18 August · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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