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
56%
2
44%
3
33%
4
23%
5
14%
6
7%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
7%
12
14%
13
21%
14
29%
15
38%
16
48%
17
57%
18
67%
19
75%
20
83%
21
90%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
95%
27
88%
28
80%
29
69%
30
58%
31
47%
Darkest night
Sat 8 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 24 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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