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
40%
2
50%
3
61%
4
72%
5
82%
6
90%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
97%
11
92%
12
84%
13
75%
14
66%
15
55%
16
45%
17
36%
18
27%
19
19%
20
12%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
5%
27
10%
28
17%
29
26%
30
36%
31
46%
Darkest night
Thu 23 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 9 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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