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
43%
2
52%
3
62%
4
71%
5
80%
6
87%
7
93%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
83%
14
73%
15
62%
16
51%
17
39%
18
29%
19
19%
20
12%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
7%
27
12%
28
19%
29
27%
30
36%
Darkest night
Sat 23 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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