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
82%
2
72%
3
63%
4
52%
5
43%
6
33%
7
24%
8
17%
9
10%
10
5%
11
2%
12
0%
13
0%
14
2%
15
6%
16
12%
17
20%
18
29%
19
39%
20
50%
21
61%
22
72%
23
82%
24
90%
25
96%
26
99%
27
100%
28
97%
29
92%
30
86%
31
77%
Darkest night
Sat 12 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 27 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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