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
18%
2
25%
3
34%
4
43%
5
53%
6
63%
7
72%
8
81%
9
89%
10
95%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
94%
15
88%
16
79%
17
68%
18
57%
19
46%
20
35%
21
25%
22
17%
23
10%
24
5%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
3%
29
7%
30
13%
Darkest night
Thu 26 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 12 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30