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
100%
2
100%
3
97%
4
93%
5
86%
6
77%
7
67%
8
56%
9
44%
10
33%
11
23%
12
14%
13
7%
14
2%
15
0%
16
0%
17
3%
18
7%
19
13%
20
21%
21
29%
22
38%
23
47%
24
57%
25
66%
26
75%
27
83%
28
90%
29
96%
30
99%
Darkest night
Mon 15 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30