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
98%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
87%
6
78%
7
68%
8
57%
9
47%
10
36%
11
27%
12
19%
13
12%
14
6%
15
3%
16
0%
17
0%
18
2%
19
5%
20
10%
21
16%
22
24%
23
33%
24
43%
25
54%
26
65%
27
75%
28
85%
29
92%
30
97%
Darkest night
Wed 16 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 2 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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