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
5%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
9%
8
15%
9
23%
10
31%
11
40%
12
50%
13
59%
14
68%
15
77%
16
85%
17
92%
18
97%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
93%
23
85%
24
76%
25
66%
26
54%
27
43%
28
32%
29
22%
30
14%
Darkest night
Wed 4 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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