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
89%
2
81%
3
72%
4
61%
5
50%
6
38%
7
27%
8
17%
9
10%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
6%
15
12%
16
20%
17
28%
18
37%
19
47%
20
56%
21
66%
22
74%
23
82%
24
89%
25
95%
26
98%
27
100%
28
99%
29
96%
30
91%
Darkest night
Thu 12 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 27 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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