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
99%
2
96%
3
90%
4
83%
5
75%
6
65%
7
54%
8
42%
9
31%
10
21%
11
12%
12
5%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
5%
17
11%
18
19%
19
28%
20
37%
21
46%
22
56%
23
65%
24
74%
25
82%
26
89%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
100%
Darkest night
Thu 14 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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