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
92%
2
84%
3
75%
4
65%
5
54%
6
44%
7
34%
8
25%
9
17%
10
11%
11
6%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
11%
18
18%
19
26%
20
36%
21
47%
22
58%
23
69%
24
79%
25
88%
26
95%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
94%
31
87%
Darkest night
Sat 13 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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