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
51%
2
62%
3
73%
4
83%
5
91%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
93%
11
87%
12
80%
13
71%
14
62%
15
53%
16
43%
17
34%
18
25%
19
17%
20
11%
21
5%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
9%
27
17%
28
26%
29
37%
30
48%
31
60%
Darkest night
Tue 23 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 8 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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