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
43%
2
54%
3
65%
4
74%
5
82%
6
89%
7
94%
8
98%
9
100%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
89%
14
83%
15
75%
16
66%
17
56%
18
45%
19
35%
20
25%
21
15%
22
8%
23
2%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
11%
28
19%
29
29%
30
39%
Darkest night
Fri 24 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 9 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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