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
18%
2
26%
3
36%
4
47%
5
58%
6
69%
7
79%
8
88%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
87%
15
79%
16
70%
17
60%
18
50%
19
41%
20
31%
21
23%
22
16%
23
9%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
3%
29
8%
30
15%
31
23%
Darkest night
Fri 26 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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