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
58%
2
68%
3
78%
4
86%
5
93%
6
97%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
95%
11
90%
12
84%
13
76%
14
68%
15
59%
16
49%
17
39%
18
29%
19
20%
20
12%
21
6%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
6%
26
13%
27
22%
28
33%
29
44%
30
55%
Darkest night
Mon 23 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 8 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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