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
85%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
81%
9
71%
10
60%
11
49%
12
39%
13
29%
14
20%
15
13%
16
7%
17
3%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
9%
23
15%
24
23%
25
32%
26
41%
27
51%
28
62%
29
72%
30
82%
Darkest night
Thu 19 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 4 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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