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
5%
2
10%
3
17%
4
25%
5
34%
6
43%
7
52%
8
62%
9
71%
10
79%
11
87%
12
93%
13
97%
14
100%
15
100%
16
97%
17
92%
18
85%
19
76%
20
66%
21
54%
22
43%
23
32%
24
22%
25
13%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Thu 28 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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