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
35%
2
26%
3
18%
4
11%
5
6%
6
2%
7
0%
8
0%
9
3%
10
8%
11
15%
12
23%
13
34%
14
45%
15
56%
16
67%
17
78%
18
86%
19
93%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
97%
24
92%
25
86%
26
78%
27
70%
28
61%
29
51%
30
42%
31
33%
Darkest night
Sat 7 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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