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
21%
2
13%
3
6%
4
1%
5
0%
6
2%
7
6%
8
13%
9
22%
10
32%
11
43%
12
54%
13
64%
14
73%
15
81%
16
88%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
95%
23
90%
24
84%
25
76%
26
67%
27
57%
28
46%
29
35%
30
25%
Darkest night
Tue 5 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30