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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
94%
6
88%
7
80%
8
71%
9
60%
10
49%
11
37%
12
27%
13
17%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
7%
20
13%
21
20%
22
29%
23
38%
24
47%
25
57%
26
66%
27
75%
28
83%
29
89%
30
95%
Darkest night
Tue 17 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 2 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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