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
33%
2
23%
3
15%
4
7%
5
2%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
11%
10
19%
11
29%
12
40%
13
51%
14
62%
15
71%
16
80%
17
87%
18
93%
19
97%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
95%
24
91%
25
85%
26
77%
27
68%
28
59%
29
48%
30
38%
Darkest night
Tue 6 June · 0%
Fullest
Wed 21 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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