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
13%
2
7%
3
3%
4
0%
5
0%
6
2%
7
6%
8
12%
9
20%
10
30%
11
40%
12
52%
13
63%
14
74%
15
83%
16
91%
17
97%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
93%
22
87%
23
80%
24
71%
25
62%
26
53%
27
43%
28
34%
29
25%
30
17%
Darkest night
Sun 4 June · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 June · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30