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
97%
2
93%
3
88%
4
81%
5
72%
6
63%
7
53%
8
42%
9
32%
10
22%
11
13%
12
6%
13
1%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
13%
18
22%
19
32%
20
42%
21
53%
22
63%
23
72%
24
80%
25
87%
26
93%
27
97%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
Darkest night
Sun 14 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 29 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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