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
51%
2
61%
3
70%
4
78%
5
85%
6
91%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
91%
13
83%
14
75%
15
64%
16
53%
17
42%
18
31%
19
20%
20
12%
21
5%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
5%
26
10%
27
18%
28
26%
29
35%
30
44%
Darkest night
Tue 23 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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