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
11%
2
17%
3
25%
4
34%
5
43%
6
52%
7
62%
8
71%
9
80%
10
87%
11
94%
12
98%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
90%
17
82%
18
72%
19
61%
20
50%
21
39%
22
28%
23
19%
24
11%
25
6%
26
2%
27
0%
28
0%
29
3%
30
7%
Darkest night
Thu 27 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 13 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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