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
9%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
3%
6
8%
7
15%
8
25%
9
36%
10
47%
11
58%
12
68%
13
78%
14
86%
15
92%
16
97%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
85%
23
78%
24
70%
25
60%
26
51%
27
40%
28
30%
29
21%
30
12%
Darkest night
Fri 4 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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