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
0%
2
1%
3
4%
4
10%
5
19%
6
29%
7
39%
8
50%
9
61%
10
71%
11
80%
12
87%
13
93%
14
97%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
91%
20
85%
21
77%
22
69%
23
59%
24
49%
25
38%
26
28%
27
18%
28
10%
29
4%
30
1%
Darkest night
Thu 1 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 16 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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