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
68%
2
59%
3
49%
4
39%
5
30%
6
22%
7
15%
8
9%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
10%
15
17%
16
26%
17
36%
18
47%
19
59%
20
70%
21
80%
22
88%
23
95%
24
99%
25
100%
26
99%
27
95%
28
89%
29
82%
30
74%
Darkest night
Mon 11 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30