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
38%
2
48%
3
57%
4
67%
5
76%
6
84%
7
91%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
97%
12
92%
13
84%
14
75%
15
64%
16
53%
17
42%
18
31%
19
22%
20
14%
21
7%
22
3%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
10%
28
16%
29
23%
30
32%
31
41%
Darkest night
Wed 24 August · 0%
Fullest
Wed 10 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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