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
7%
2
14%
3
23%
4
33%
5
44%
6
55%
7
67%
8
77%
9
86%
10
93%
11
97%
12
100%
13
100%
14
97%
15
93%
16
87%
17
80%
18
71%
19
62%
20
53%
21
44%
22
34%
23
25%
24
17%
25
10%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
5%
Darkest night
Thu 28 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 12 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30