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
82%
2
89%
3
94%
4
98%
5
100%
6
100%
7
98%
8
95%
9
89%
10
83%
11
75%
12
66%
13
56%
14
46%
15
35%
16
25%
17
16%
18
8%
19
3%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
10%
24
19%
25
28%
26
39%
27
49%
28
60%
29
69%
30
78%
Darkest night
Sun 20 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 5 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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