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
82%
2
74%
3
65%
4
55%
5
45%
6
35%
7
25%
8
16%
9
8%
10
3%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
10%
15
19%
16
29%
17
39%
18
50%
19
61%
20
70%
21
79%
22
86%
23
92%
24
97%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
92%
30
86%
Darkest night
Tue 11 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 26 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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