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
25%
2
17%
3
10%
4
5%
5
2%
6
0%
7
0%
8
2%
9
6%
10
11%
11
18%
12
27%
13
36%
14
46%
15
57%
16
68%
17
78%
18
87%
19
94%
20
99%
21
100%
22
98%
23
94%
24
87%
25
79%
26
69%
27
59%
28
49%
29
39%
30
30%
Darkest night
Fri 6 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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