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
12%
2
6%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
12%
8
20%
9
29%
10
39%
11
48%
12
58%
13
67%
14
76%
15
83%
16
90%
17
95%
18
98%
19
100%
20
99%
21
97%
22
92%
23
86%
24
78%
25
68%
26
57%
27
45%
28
34%
29
24%
30
14%
Darkest night
Sat 4 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 19 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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