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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
92%
5
85%
6
77%
7
68%
8
57%
9
46%
10
35%
11
25%
12
15%
13
7%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
10%
19
18%
20
26%
21
36%
22
46%
23
56%
24
65%
25
74%
26
82%
27
88%
28
94%
29
98%
30
100%
Darkest night
Thu 15 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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