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
7%
2
2%
3
0%
4
0%
5
3%
6
7%
7
14%
8
23%
9
34%
10
45%
11
56%
12
67%
13
78%
14
86%
15
93%
16
98%
17
100%
18
100%
19
97%
20
93%
21
87%
22
79%
23
71%
24
62%
25
53%
26
43%
27
34%
28
25%
29
17%
30
10%
Darkest night
Sun 3 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 17 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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