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
92%
2
97%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
90%
7
82%
8
73%
9
63%
10
53%
11
43%
12
34%
13
25%
14
17%
15
11%
16
6%
17
2%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
20%
24
29%
25
39%
26
50%
27
62%
28
72%
29
82%
30
90%
Darkest night
Mon 18 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 3 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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