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
88%
2
94%
3
98%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
83%
9
73%
10
62%
11
51%
12
39%
13
29%
14
19%
15
11%
16
5%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
3%
21
8%
22
14%
23
21%
24
29%
25
38%
26
48%
27
57%
28
67%
29
76%
30
84%
Darkest night
Sat 18 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 4 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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