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
91%
2
84%
3
76%
4
67%
5
58%
6
48%
7
39%
8
30%
9
22%
10
14%
11
8%
12
3%
13
1%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
12%
18
20%
19
30%
20
41%
21
53%
22
64%
23
74%
24
84%
25
91%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
Darkest night
Sat 14 June · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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