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
26%
2
36%
3
47%
4
58%
5
69%
6
79%
7
88%
8
95%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
88%
14
81%
15
72%
16
63%
17
53%
18
44%
19
34%
20
26%
21
18%
22
11%
23
6%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
14%
30
23%
31
33%
Darkest night
Tue 25 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 10 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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