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
2%
2
6%
3
11%
4
18%
5
26%
6
35%
7
44%
8
54%
9
64%
10
74%
11
83%
12
90%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
97%
17
92%
18
84%
19
74%
20
64%
21
53%
22
42%
23
32%
24
23%
25
15%
26
8%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Tue 29 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 15 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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