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
14%
2
23%
3
33%
4
45%
5
56%
6
67%
7
78%
8
86%
9
93%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
97%
14
93%
15
86%
16
79%
17
71%
18
62%
19
52%
20
43%
21
34%
22
25%
23
17%
24
10%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
12%
31
21%
Darkest night
Sun 27 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 11 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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