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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
11%
5
19%
6
29%
7
39%
8
50%
9
60%
10
69%
11
78%
12
85%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
97%
19
93%
20
87%
21
79%
22
70%
23
60%
24
50%
25
39%
26
28%
27
18%
28
10%
29
4%
30
0%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 16 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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