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
15%
2
8%
3
4%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
3%
8
8%
9
14%
10
21%
11
29%
12
38%
13
48%
14
59%
15
69%
16
79%
17
88%
18
94%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
86%
24
77%
25
67%
26
57%
27
46%
28
36%
29
27%
30
19%
31
12%
Darkest night
Thu 5 August · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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