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
64%
2
54%
3
43%
4
33%
5
24%
6
17%
7
10%
8
5%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
2%
13
6%
14
12%
15
19%
16
27%
17
37%
18
47%
19
58%
20
69%
21
79%
22
88%
23
94%
24
99%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
87%
29
78%
30
69%
Darkest night
Wed 10 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 25 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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