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
1%
2
4%
3
9%
4
16%
5
25%
6
35%
7
46%
8
58%
9
69%
10
79%
11
88%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
95%
17
90%
18
82%
19
74%
20
65%
21
56%
22
46%
23
37%
24
28%
25
20%
26
13%
27
7%
28
3%
29
0%
30
0%
31
3%
Darkest night
Tue 29 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 14 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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