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
95%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
94%
6
88%
7
79%
8
69%
9
58%
10
46%
11
35%
12
25%
13
16%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
8%
21
14%
22
22%
23
30%
24
39%
25
48%
26
58%
27
68%
28
77%
29
86%
30
93%
Darkest night
Sat 17 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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