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
28%
2
39%
3
49%
4
59%
5
68%
6
77%
7
84%
8
91%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
97%
14
93%
15
87%
16
80%
17
71%
18
61%
19
50%
20
39%
21
28%
22
18%
23
10%
24
4%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
15%
30
24%
Darkest night
Tue 25 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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