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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
87%
6
78%
7
69%
8
59%
9
49%
10
39%
11
30%
12
21%
13
14%
14
8%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
9%
21
15%
22
23%
23
33%
24
43%
25
55%
26
66%
27
76%
28
86%
29
93%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sun 17 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 2 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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