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
75%
2
65%
3
53%
4
42%
5
31%
6
22%
7
14%
8
7%
9
3%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
5%
14
10%
15
16%
16
24%
17
32%
18
42%
19
51%
20
61%
21
71%
22
80%
23
88%
24
95%
25
99%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
87%
30
78%
Darkest night
Sat 11 June · 0%
Fullest
Sun 26 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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