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
100%
2
97%
3
94%
4
88%
5
81%
6
73%
7
64%
8
55%
9
44%
10
34%
11
24%
12
15%
13
8%
14
3%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
11%
19
19%
20
29%
21
40%
22
51%
23
61%
24
71%
25
79%
26
87%
27
92%
28
97%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Sun 15 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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