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
6%
2
13%
3
21%
4
32%
5
43%
6
54%
7
65%
8
75%
9
84%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
91%
17
85%
18
78%
19
70%
20
61%
21
51%
22
41%
23
32%
24
22%
25
14%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Thu 28 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 13 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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