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
100%
2
97%
3
92%
4
84%
5
74%
6
64%
7
53%
8
42%
9
32%
10
23%
11
16%
12
9%
13
5%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
3%
18
7%
19
12%
20
20%
21
28%
22
37%
23
48%
24
58%
25
69%
26
79%
27
88%
28
94%
29
99%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Tue 15 August · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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