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
51%
2
41%
3
32%
4
23%
5
16%
6
10%
7
5%
8
2%
9
0%
10
0%
11
3%
12
7%
13
13%
14
20%
15
29%
16
39%
17
50%
18
61%
19
72%
20
82%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
97%
26
92%
27
85%
28
76%
29
67%
30
57%
Darkest night
Wed 9 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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