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
40%
2
51%
3
61%
4
71%
5
80%
6
87%
7
93%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
99%
12
95%
13
91%
14
85%
15
77%
16
68%
17
59%
18
49%
19
38%
20
28%
21
18%
22
10%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
3%
27
8%
28
16%
29
25%
30
36%
31
46%
Darkest night
Thu 25 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 10 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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