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
99%
2
100%
3
99%
4
97%
5
92%
6
86%
7
79%
8
70%
9
60%
10
50%
11
39%
12
28%
13
18%
14
10%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
16%
21
25%
22
35%
23
45%
24
55%
25
64%
26
73%
27
81%
28
88%
29
93%
30
97%
Darkest night
Fri 17 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 2 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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