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
38%
2
49%
3
61%
4
71%
5
81%
6
89%
7
95%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
97%
12
92%
13
86%
14
79%
15
70%
16
61%
17
52%
18
42%
19
33%
20
24%
21
16%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
3%
27
8%
28
15%
29
25%
30
35%
31
47%
Darkest night
Sun 25 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 9 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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