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
79%
2
70%
3
60%
4
50%
5
40%
6
31%
7
22%
8
15%
9
9%
10
4%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
3%
15
8%
16
15%
17
23%
18
33%
19
43%
20
54%
21
66%
22
76%
23
86%
24
93%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
90%
30
83%
Darkest night
Mon 12 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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