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
83%
2
76%
3
67%
4
58%
5
48%
6
39%
7
30%
8
21%
9
14%
10
7%
11
3%
12
0%
13
0%
14
3%
15
7%
16
15%
17
24%
18
34%
19
46%
20
57%
21
68%
22
78%
23
86%
24
93%
25
98%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
88%
Darkest night
Fri 12 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 26 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30