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
75%
2
84%
3
91%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
97%
8
92%
9
84%
10
75%
11
64%
12
53%
13
42%
14
31%
15
22%
16
14%
17
8%
18
3%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
15%
25
22%
26
31%
27
40%
28
50%
29
60%
30
70%
Darkest night
Thu 20 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 6 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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