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
25%
2
35%
3
46%
4
56%
5
66%
6
75%
7
83%
8
89%
9
94%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
98%
14
94%
15
89%
16
82%
17
74%
18
64%
19
54%
20
43%
21
32%
22
22%
23
13%
24
6%
25
1%
26
0%
27
2%
28
6%
29
13%
30
21%
31
30%
Darkest night
Mon 26 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 11 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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