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
1%
2
3%
3
8%
4
14%
5
21%
6
30%
7
40%
8
50%
9
61%
10
72%
11
82%
12
90%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
97%
17
92%
18
84%
19
76%
20
66%
21
56%
22
46%
23
36%
24
27%
25
19%
26
12%
27
7%
28
3%
29
0%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sat 29 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 15 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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