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
4%
2
8%
3
15%
4
23%
5
32%
6
42%
7
53%
8
65%
9
75%
10
85%
11
92%
12
98%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
90%
17
83%
18
74%
19
64%
20
55%
21
45%
22
35%
23
27%
24
19%
25
12%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Sat 28 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 13 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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