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
4%
2
0%
3
0%
4
3%
5
8%
6
15%
7
24%
8
33%
9
43%
10
53%
11
62%
12
71%
13
79%
14
86%
15
92%
16
97%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
95%
21
90%
22
83%
23
74%
24
64%
25
53%
26
41%
27
30%
28
20%
29
11%
30
5%
31
1%
Darkest night
Thu 2 August · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 August · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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