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
54%
2
65%
3
75%
4
83%
5
91%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
92%
12
86%
13
78%
14
70%
15
61%
16
52%
17
42%
18
32%
19
23%
20
14%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
10%
27
18%
28
28%
29
39%
30
50%
31
61%
Darkest night
Sat 23 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 8 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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