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
0%
2
1%
3
3%
4
7%
5
13%
6
20%
7
28%
8
37%
9
48%
10
58%
11
69%
12
79%
13
88%
14
94%
15
99%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
87%
20
78%
21
68%
22
57%
23
47%
24
37%
25
28%
26
20%
27
13%
28
7%
29
3%
30
1%
Darkest night
Fri 1 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 16 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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