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
93%
2
97%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
95%
7
90%
8
83%
9
74%
10
64%
11
53%
12
42%
13
31%
14
20%
15
12%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
12%
22
19%
23
28%
24
37%
25
47%
26
56%
27
66%
28
74%
29
82%
30
89%
Darkest night
Tue 18 June · 0%
Fullest
Tue 4 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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