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
98%
2
94%
3
89%
4
83%
5
75%
6
66%
7
56%
8
46%
9
35%
10
25%
11
16%
12
8%
13
3%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
19%
19
28%
20
39%
21
50%
22
60%
23
69%
24
78%
25
85%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
97%
Darkest night
Fri 14 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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