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
93%
2
87%
3
79%
4
71%
5
61%
6
50%
7
39%
8
29%
9
19%
10
10%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
3%
15
8%
16
15%
17
24%
18
34%
19
44%
20
54%
21
64%
22
73%
23
81%
24
88%
25
93%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
95%
Darkest night
Sun 13 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 28 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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