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
9%
2
16%
3
23%
4
32%
5
41%
6
50%
7
60%
8
69%
9
78%
10
85%
11
92%
12
97%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
93%
17
86%
18
76%
19
66%
20
55%
21
43%
22
32%
23
22%
24
14%
25
7%
26
3%
27
0%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
31
11%
Darkest night
Tue 27 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 13 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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