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
83%
2
91%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
93%
8
87%
9
79%
10
70%
11
61%
12
51%
13
42%
14
32%
15
24%
16
16%
17
10%
18
5%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
17%
25
26%
26
37%
27
48%
28
60%
29
71%
30
80%
Darkest night
Sat 20 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 5 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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