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
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
94%
6
88%
7
81%
8
73%
9
64%
10
53%
11
43%
12
32%
13
22%
14
13%
15
6%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
6%
20
13%
21
22%
22
31%
23
42%
24
52%
25
62%
26
71%
27
79%
28
86%
29
92%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Wed 17 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 2 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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