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
25%
2
36%
3
47%
4
58%
5
69%
6
78%
7
86%
8
92%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
91%
15
85%
16
78%
17
69%
18
60%
19
50%
20
40%
21
30%
22
21%
23
12%
24
6%
25
1%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
29
13%
30
22%
31
33%
Darkest night
Thu 26 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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