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
24%
2
33%
3
42%
4
52%
5
61%
6
70%
7
78%
8
86%
9
92%
10
97%
11
99%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
88%
16
80%
17
70%
18
60%
19
48%
20
37%
21
26%
22
17%
23
9%
24
4%
25
1%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
29
11%
30
19%
Darkest night
Sun 26 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 12 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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