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
63%
2
51%
3
40%
4
29%
5
19%
6
11%
7
5%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
9%
13
15%
14
23%
15
31%
16
41%
17
50%
18
60%
19
69%
20
78%
21
85%
22
92%
23
97%
24
100%
25
100%
26
97%
27
92%
28
85%
29
76%
30
65%
Darkest night
Mon 9 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 24 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30