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
90%
2
84%
3
76%
4
68%
5
59%
6
49%
7
39%
8
29%
9
20%
10
12%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
1%
15
6%
16
13%
17
21%
18
32%
19
43%
20
54%
21
65%
22
74%
23
83%
24
90%
25
95%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
97%
30
94%
31
88%
Darkest night
Mon 13 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 27 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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