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

10 of 30