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
63%
2
72%
3
80%
4
88%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
90%
11
82%
12
72%
13
62%
14
50%
15
39%
16
28%
17
19%
18
11%
19
6%
20
2%
21
0%
22
1%
23
3%
24
7%
25
13%
26
20%
27
28%
28
37%
29
46%
30
56%
31
66%
Darkest night
Tue 21 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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