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
72%
2
82%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
97%
8
92%
9
84%
10
75%
11
65%
12
54%
13
44%
14
34%
15
26%
16
18%
17
11%
18
6%
19
2%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
11%
25
18%
26
26%
27
36%
28
47%
29
58%
30
69%
Darkest night
Mon 20 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 6 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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