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
58%
2
49%
3
39%
4
30%
5
22%
6
14%
7
8%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
2%
12
5%
13
12%
14
20%
15
29%
16
40%
17
52%
18
63%
19
74%
20
83%
21
91%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
98%
26
94%
27
89%
28
82%
29
74%
30
65%
Darkest night
Mon 10 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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