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
36%
2
26%
3
18%
4
11%
5
6%
6
2%
7
0%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
11%
12
17%
13
25%
14
34%
15
44%
16
55%
17
65%
18
75%
19
85%
20
92%
21
97%
22
100%
23
99%
24
96%
25
89%
26
81%
27
71%
28
61%
29
51%
30
40%
Darkest night
Fri 7 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 22 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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