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
93%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
86%
8
78%
9
69%
10
60%
11
51%
12
41%
13
32%
14
24%
15
16%
16
9%
17
4%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
12%
23
20%
24
30%
25
41%
26
53%
27
64%
28
74%
29
84%
30
91%
Darkest night
Sat 19 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 3 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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