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
69%
2
58%
3
46%
4
35%
5
25%
6
16%
7
9%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
8%
14
15%
15
22%
16
30%
17
39%
18
49%
19
59%
20
68%
21
78%
22
86%
23
93%
24
98%
25
100%
26
99%
27
96%
28
90%
29
81%
30
71%
31
61%
Darkest night
Thu 10 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 25 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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