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
45%
2
55%
3
65%
4
74%
5
83%
6
91%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
97%
11
92%
12
84%
13
75%
14
64%
15
53%
16
42%
17
32%
18
23%
19
15%
20
8%
21
4%
22
1%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
8%
27
14%
28
21%
29
29%
30
39%
31
49%
Darkest night
Sun 23 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 9 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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