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
88%
2
80%
3
71%
4
60%
5
49%
6
38%
7
27%
8
17%
9
9%
10
4%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
8%
15
14%
16
22%
17
32%
18
41%
19
51%
20
60%
21
69%
22
78%
23
85%
24
91%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
90%
31
83%
Darkest night
Tue 11 August · 0%
Fullest
Thu 27 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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