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
56%
2
66%
3
74%
4
82%
5
89%
6
95%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
90%
12
82%
13
73%
14
62%
15
51%
16
39%
17
28%
18
19%
19
11%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
9%
26
15%
27
22%
28
31%
29
40%
30
49%
31
59%
Darkest night
Fri 22 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 8 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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