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
83%
2
91%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
91%
9
84%
10
77%
11
69%
12
60%
13
50%
14
40%
15
31%
16
22%
17
14%
18
7%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
10%
24
18%
25
28%
26
39%
27
50%
28
62%
29
72%
30
81%
Darkest night
Wed 20 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 5 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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