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
100%
2
98%
3
92%
4
85%
5
75%
6
65%
7
54%
8
42%
9
32%
10
23%
11
15%
12
8%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
9%
19
15%
20
22%
21
30%
22
40%
23
49%
24
60%
25
70%
26
79%
27
88%
28
94%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Sat 15 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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