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
22%
2
14%
3
8%
4
3%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
5%
9
10%
10
16%
11
24%
12
32%
13
41%
14
51%
15
61%
16
71%
17
80%
18
88%
19
94%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
94%
24
87%
25
78%
26
68%
27
57%
28
46%
29
35%
30
26%
Darkest night
Mon 6 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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