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
71%
2
80%
3
88%
4
94%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
98%
9
95%
10
90%
11
84%
12
76%
13
67%
14
58%
15
48%
16
38%
17
27%
18
18%
19
10%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
3%
24
8%
25
16%
26
26%
27
36%
28
47%
29
58%
30
68%
Darkest night
Mon 22 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 6 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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