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
77%
2
69%
3
59%
4
50%
5
41%
6
31%
7
23%
8
15%
9
8%
10
3%
11
1%
12
0%
13
2%
14
7%
15
14%
16
23%
17
34%
18
45%
19
57%
20
68%
21
78%
22
86%
23
93%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
98%
28
95%
29
89%
30
83%
31
75%
Darkest night
Thu 12 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 25 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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