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
12%
2
19%
3
28%
4
37%
5
47%
6
58%
7
68%
8
78%
9
87%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
87%
16
78%
17
68%
18
58%
19
48%
20
38%
21
28%
22
20%
23
13%
24
7%
25
3%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
9%
Darkest night
Tue 27 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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