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
75%
2
67%
3
57%
4
48%
5
38%
6
29%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
10%
15
18%
16
28%
17
39%
18
50%
19
61%
20
72%
21
81%
22
89%
23
94%
24
98%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
93%
29
88%
30
81%
Darkest night
Fri 11 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 25 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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