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
97%
2
92%
3
86%
4
78%
5
69%
6
58%
7
47%
8
36%
9
25%
10
15%
11
8%
12
3%
13
0%
14
1%
15
4%
16
9%
17
17%
18
25%
19
34%
20
44%
21
54%
22
63%
23
72%
24
80%
25
87%
26
93%
27
97%
28
99%
29
100%
30
98%
31
95%
Darkest night
Tue 13 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 29 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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