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
44%
2
55%
3
67%
4
77%
5
86%
6
93%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
97%
11
92%
12
85%
13
78%
14
69%
15
60%
16
51%
17
41%
18
32%
19
23%
20
15%
21
9%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
12%
28
21%
29
31%
30
42%
Darkest night
Thu 24 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 8 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30