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
3%
2
8%
3
15%
4
23%
5
31%
6
41%
7
50%
8
60%
9
69%
10
77%
11
85%
12
91%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
95%
18
88%
19
80%
20
70%
21
59%
22
48%
23
36%
24
26%
25
16%
26
9%
27
4%
28
1%
29
0%
30
2%
31
5%
Darkest night
Wed 29 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 15 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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