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
90%
2
83%
3
73%
4
62%
5
51%
6
39%
7
29%
8
19%
9
11%
10
5%
11
2%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
8%
16
14%
17
22%
18
30%
19
39%
20
48%
21
58%
22
67%
23
76%
24
85%
25
91%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
31
85%
Darkest night
Thu 12 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 28 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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