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
6%
2
12%
3
19%
4
27%
5
36%
6
45%
7
56%
8
66%
9
76%
10
85%
11
92%
12
97%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
89%
17
81%
18
71%
19
61%
20
50%
21
39%
22
30%
23
21%
24
14%
25
8%
26
3%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
Darkest night
Tue 28 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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