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
56%
2
66%
3
76%
4
85%
5
92%
6
97%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
89%
11
81%
12
71%
13
61%
14
50%
15
39%
16
30%
17
21%
18
14%
19
8%
20
3%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
8%
26
14%
27
22%
28
31%
29
40%
30
51%
31
61%
Darkest night
Sun 22 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 7 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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