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
68%
2
57%
3
46%
4
36%
5
27%
6
19%
7
12%
8
6%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
2%
13
5%
14
10%
15
16%
16
24%
17
33%
18
43%
19
54%
20
65%
21
75%
22
84%
23
92%
24
97%
25
100%
26
99%
27
96%
28
90%
29
81%
30
72%
31
62%
Darkest night
Mon 10 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 25 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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