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
49%
2
38%
3
27%
4
17%
5
9%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
3%
10
7%
11
14%
12
22%
13
30%
14
40%
15
49%
16
59%
17
68%
18
76%
19
84%
20
90%
21
95%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
90%
27
83%
28
74%
29
63%
30
52%
Darkest night
Thu 8 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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