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
98%
2
94%
3
88%
4
80%
5
70%
6
61%
7
51%
8
41%
9
32%
10
24%
11
16%
12
10%
13
5%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
3%
18
8%
19
14%
20
23%
21
33%
22
43%
23
55%
24
66%
25
77%
26
86%
27
93%
28
98%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Thu 15 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 29 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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