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
57%
2
67%
3
76%
4
83%
5
90%
6
95%
7
98%
8
100%
9
100%
10
98%
11
94%
12
89%
13
82%
14
73%
15
64%
16
54%
17
43%
18
32%
19
22%
20
13%
21
6%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
13%
27
22%
28
31%
29
41%
30
52%
Darkest night
Fri 23 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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