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
8%
2
15%
3
23%
4
33%
5
44%
6
55%
7
67%
8
77%
9
86%
10
93%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
91%
16
85%
17
77%
18
68%
19
58%
20
49%
21
40%
22
31%
23
22%
24
15%
25
8%
26
4%
27
1%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
31
12%
Darkest night
Wed 28 August · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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