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
5%
2
10%
3
17%
4
24%
5
33%
6
43%
7
53%
8
63%
9
73%
10
82%
11
90%
12
96%
13
99%
14
100%
15
97%
16
92%
17
84%
18
75%
19
64%
20
54%
21
43%
22
33%
23
24%
24
16%
25
9%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
3%
31
7%
Darkest night
Sun 28 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 14 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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