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
55%
2
44%
3
35%
4
26%
5
18%
6
11%
7
6%
8
2%
9
0%
10
0%
11
2%
12
5%
13
11%
14
18%
15
26%
16
36%
17
46%
18
57%
19
68%
20
78%
21
87%
22
94%
23
99%
24
100%
25
98%
26
94%
27
88%
28
79%
29
70%
30
60%
31
50%
Darkest night
Mon 9 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 24 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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