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
68%
2
57%
3
46%
4
35%
5
25%
6
15%
7
7%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
10%
13
18%
14
27%
15
36%
16
46%
17
56%
18
65%
19
74%
20
82%
21
89%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
88%
29
80%
30
71%
31
61%
Darkest night
Tue 9 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 24 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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