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
1%
3
0%
4
3%
5
8%
6
16%
7
25%
8
35%
9
45%
10
56%
11
65%
12
74%
13
82%
14
89%
15
94%
16
98%
17
100%
18
100%
19
98%
20
95%
21
89%
22
82%
23
74%
24
64%
25
54%
26
43%
27
32%
28
21%
29
12%
30
6%
Darkest night
Tue 3 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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