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
15%
2
23%
3
32%
4
42%
5
51%
6
61%
7
70%
8
78%
9
85%
10
92%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
90%
17
83%
18
74%
19
64%
20
53%
21
41%
22
30%
23
20%
24
11%
25
5%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
5%
30
11%
Darkest night
Sun 27 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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