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
0%
2
2%
3
6%
4
12%
5
19%
6
29%
7
40%
8
51%
9
62%
10
73%
11
83%
12
91%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
88%
19
80%
20
72%
21
63%
22
53%
23
44%
24
35%
25
26%
26
18%
27
11%
28
5%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Wed 1 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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