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
40%
2
31%
3
23%
4
15%
5
9%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
3%
11
8%
12
14%
13
22%
14
32%
15
43%
16
54%
17
65%
18
76%
19
85%
20
93%
21
98%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
91%
26
84%
27
75%
28
66%
29
56%
30
47%
Darkest night
Wed 8 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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