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
54%
2
42%
3
32%
4
22%
5
14%
6
8%
7
3%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
9%
13
15%
14
22%
15
31%
16
40%
17
50%
18
60%
19
70%
20
79%
21
88%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
99%
26
94%
27
87%
28
78%
29
68%
30
57%
31
46%
Darkest night
Thu 9 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 24 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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