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
13%
2
22%
3
33%
4
43%
5
54%
6
64%
7
73%
8
82%
9
89%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
100%
14
98%
15
95%
16
90%
17
84%
18
76%
19
67%
20
57%
21
46%
22
35%
23
25%
24
15%
25
8%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
11%
31
19%
Darkest night
Mon 27 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 12 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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