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
73%
2
81%
3
89%
4
95%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
94%
9
88%
10
79%
11
68%
12
57%
13
46%
14
35%
15
25%
16
17%
17
10%
18
5%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
7%
24
13%
25
20%
26
28%
27
37%
28
47%
29
57%
30
67%
31
77%
Darkest night
Tue 20 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 6 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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