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
31%
2
42%
3
54%
4
65%
5
75%
6
84%
7
91%
8
96%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
96%
13
91%
14
84%
15
77%
16
68%
17
59%
18
50%
19
40%
20
30%
21
21%
22
13%
23
7%
24
2%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
10%
29
19%
30
29%
Darkest night
Mon 25 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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