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
65%
2
75%
3
85%
4
92%
5
98%
6
100%
7
99%
8
96%
9
90%
10
82%
11
74%
12
64%
13
54%
14
44%
15
35%
16
26%
17
18%
18
12%
19
6%
20
2%
21
0%
22
0%
23
2%
24
6%
25
12%
26
20%
27
29%
28
39%
29
50%
30
62%
31
73%
Darkest night
Thu 21 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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