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
1%
2
5%
3
12%
4
21%
5
31%
6
42%
7
54%
8
65%
9
75%
10
83%
11
91%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
92%
18
86%
19
79%
20
71%
21
62%
22
52%
23
42%
24
32%
25
23%
26
14%
27
8%
28
3%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Mon 29 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 14 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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