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
33%
2
43%
3
52%
4
61%
5
70%
6
79%
7
86%
8
93%
9
97%
10
100%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
86%
15
77%
16
66%
17
55%
18
44%
19
32%
20
22%
21
14%
22
7%
23
3%
24
0%
25
0%
26
2%
27
6%
28
12%
29
19%
30
27%
Darkest night
Sat 24 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 10 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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