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
35%
2
25%
3
15%
4
8%
5
2%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
10%
10
18%
11
28%
12
37%
13
48%
14
57%
15
67%
16
75%
17
83%
18
90%
19
95%
20
98%
21
100%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
88%
26
80%
27
71%
28
61%
29
50%
30
38%
Darkest night
Sat 6 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 21 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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