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
4%
2
11%
3
19%
4
28%
5
38%
6
48%
7
58%
8
67%
9
76%
10
83%
11
90%
12
95%
13
98%
14
100%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
88%
19
80%
20
71%
21
61%
22
50%
23
39%
24
28%
25
18%
26
10%
27
4%
28
0%
29
0%
30
3%
31
8%
Darkest night
Fri 28 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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