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
78%
3
69%
4
60%
5
50%
6
41%
7
32%
8
23%
9
15%
10
9%
11
4%
12
1%
13
0%
14
1%
15
5%
16
12%
17
20%
18
30%
19
41%
20
52%
21
64%
22
74%
23
83%
24
91%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
98%
29
95%
30
90%
31
83%
Darkest night
Thu 13 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 27 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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