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
54%
2
64%
3
73%
4
81%
5
88%
6
94%
7
98%
8
100%
9
100%
10
98%
11
95%
12
90%
13
84%
14
76%
15
67%
16
57%
17
47%
18
36%
19
25%
20
16%
21
8%
22
3%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
10%
27
18%
28
28%
29
38%
30
48%
31
59%
Darkest night
Wed 23 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 8 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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