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
68%
2
77%
3
84%
4
90%
5
95%
6
98%
7
100%
8
100%
9
97%
10
93%
11
87%
12
80%
13
71%
14
61%
15
50%
16
39%
17
28%
18
18%
19
10%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
3%
24
8%
25
15%
26
23%
27
33%
28
43%
29
53%
30
62%
Darkest night
Fri 22 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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