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
19%
2
29%
3
40%
4
51%
5
62%
6
72%
7
81%
8
88%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
95%
15
90%
16
83%
17
76%
18
67%
19
57%
20
47%
21
37%
22
27%
23
18%
24
10%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
3%
29
9%
30
17%
Darkest night
Sat 27 June · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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