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
18%
2
11%
3
5%
4
1%
5
0%
6
2%
7
6%
8
13%
9
21%
10
32%
11
43%
12
54%
13
65%
14
75%
15
84%
16
91%
17
96%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
92%
23
86%
24
78%
25
70%
26
61%
27
52%
28
42%
29
32%
30
23%
Darkest night
Fri 5 June · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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