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
79%
2
86%
3
92%
4
97%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
88%
10
80%
11
71%
12
60%
13
48%
14
37%
15
26%
16
17%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
2%
22
6%
23
12%
24
19%
25
27%
26
36%
27
45%
28
55%
29
64%
30
73%
31
81%
Darkest night
Fri 20 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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