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
80%
2
71%
3
60%
4
49%
5
38%
6
27%
7
17%
8
9%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
7%
14
13%
15
20%
16
29%
17
38%
18
48%
19
57%
20
66%
21
75%
22
83%
23
90%
24
95%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
90%
30
83%
31
73%
Darkest night
Sun 11 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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