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
2%
2
5%
3
10%
4
16%
5
24%
6
33%
7
42%
8
51%
9
61%
10
71%
11
80%
12
88%
13
94%
14
99%
15
100%
16
99%
17
94%
18
87%
19
78%
20
68%
21
57%
22
46%
23
35%
24
26%
25
17%
26
10%
27
5%
28
2%
29
0%
30
0%
31
3%
Darkest night
Sun 29 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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