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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
5%
5
10%
6
17%
7
26%
8
36%
9
47%
10
58%
11
69%
12
80%
13
88%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
95%
19
89%
20
81%
21
72%
22
63%
23
54%
24
44%
25
35%
26
26%
27
18%
28
11%
29
6%
30
2%
Darkest night
Wed 2 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30