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
58%
2
69%
3
79%
4
88%
5
95%
6
99%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
88%
11
80%
12
71%
13
61%
14
52%
15
42%
16
33%
17
24%
18
17%
19
10%
20
5%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
3%
25
8%
26
14%
27
23%
28
33%
29
44%
30
55%
Darkest night
Sat 22 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 7 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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