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
93%
2
86%
3
78%
4
69%
5
60%
6
50%
7
41%
8
32%
9
23%
10
16%
11
9%
12
4%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
9%
18
17%
19
26%
20
36%
21
48%
22
59%
23
70%
24
80%
25
89%
26
95%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
31
90%
Darkest night
Thu 14 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 28 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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