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
89%
2
82%
3
74%
4
66%
5
56%
6
46%
7
36%
8
27%
9
18%
10
10%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
3%
15
8%
16
16%
17
25%
18
36%
19
47%
20
58%
21
68%
22
77%
23
85%
24
91%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
99%
29
97%
30
92%
Darkest night
Wed 13 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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