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
67%
2
77%
3
86%
4
93%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
87%
11
79%
12
71%
13
62%
14
53%
15
43%
16
34%
17
25%
18
17%
19
10%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
5%
25
12%
26
20%
27
30%
28
41%
29
53%
30
64%
31
74%
Darkest night
Tue 22 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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