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
96%
2
91%
3
83%
4
74%
5
63%
6
51%
7
40%
8
29%
9
20%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
3%
16
8%
17
14%
18
21%
19
29%
20
38%
21
48%
22
57%
23
67%
24
76%
25
84%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
98%
Darkest night
Mon 13 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 29 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30