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
81%
2
71%
3
60%
4
49%
5
39%
6
29%
7
20%
8
13%
9
7%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
1%
14
5%
15
9%
16
16%
17
23%
18
32%
19
41%
20
52%
21
62%
22
72%
23
82%
24
90%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
97%
29
92%
30
84%
31
75%
Darkest night
Mon 11 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 27 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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