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
49%
2
39%
3
28%
4
20%
5
12%
6
6%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
2%
11
5%
12
10%
13
17%
14
24%
15
33%
16
43%
17
53%
18
63%
19
73%
20
82%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
97%
26
92%
27
84%
28
74%
29
64%
30
53%
Darkest night
Fri 8 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 24 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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