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
37%
2
48%
3
57%
4
67%
5
76%
6
83%
7
90%
8
95%
9
98%
10
100%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
88%
15
81%
16
72%
17
61%
18
50%
19
39%
20
28%
21
18%
22
10%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
3%
27
7%
28
14%
29
23%
30
32%
31
41%
Darkest night
Mon 25 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 10 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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