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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
7%
6
13%
7
21%
8
30%
9
39%
10
49%
11
58%
12
68%
13
76%
14
84%
15
90%
16
95%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
83%
23
74%
24
64%
25
53%
26
41%
27
30%
28
20%
29
12%
30
5%
Darkest night
Sat 3 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 18 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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