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
85%
2
91%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
97%
8
93%
9
87%
10
80%
11
71%
12
61%
13
50%
14
39%
15
28%
16
18%
17
10%
18
4%
19
0%
20
0%
21
3%
22
8%
23
15%
24
24%
25
34%
26
43%
27
53%
28
63%
29
72%
30
80%
31
87%
Darkest night
Sun 19 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 5 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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