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
95%
2
90%
3
84%
4
77%
5
68%
6
59%
7
49%
8
40%
9
30%
10
21%
11
13%
12
7%
13
2%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
18%
19
28%
20
39%
21
50%
22
61%
23
72%
24
81%
25
88%
26
94%
27
98%
28
100%
29
100%
30
98%
31
94%
Darkest night
Mon 14 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 28 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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