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
99%
2
96%
3
91%
4
84%
5
77%
6
68%
7
59%
8
50%
9
40%
10
31%
11
22%
12
14%
13
8%
14
3%
15
0%
16
0%
17
3%
18
8%
19
15%
20
24%
21
35%
22
46%
23
57%
24
68%
25
78%
26
86%
27
93%
28
97%
29
100%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Mon 15 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 29 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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