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
71%
2
81%
3
89%
4
95%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
91%
10
85%
11
77%
12
69%
13
60%
14
50%
15
41%
16
32%
17
23%
18
15%
19
8%
20
3%
21
0%
22
0%
23
3%
24
8%
25
15%
26
24%
27
35%
28
46%
29
58%
30
68%
Darkest night
Wed 21 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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