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
28%
2
38%
3
48%
4
58%
5
69%
6
79%
7
88%
8
94%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
87%
14
78%
15
68%
16
57%
17
47%
18
37%
19
28%
20
20%
21
13%
22
7%
23
3%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
9%
29
16%
30
24%
31
33%
Darkest night
Fri 25 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 10 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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