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
2%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
17%
7
27%
8
38%
9
49%
10
61%
11
71%
12
81%
13
89%
14
95%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
97%
19
92%
20
86%
21
79%
22
71%
23
62%
24
53%
25
43%
26
33%
27
24%
28
16%
29
9%
30
4%
Darkest night
Sun 2 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 16 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30