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
36%
2
25%
3
16%
4
9%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
9%
11
16%
12
23%
13
32%
14
41%
15
50%
16
60%
17
70%
18
79%
19
87%
20
93%
21
98%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
90%
26
82%
27
72%
28
61%
29
49%
30
38%
Darkest night
Mon 7 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 22 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30