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
12%
2
20%
3
29%
4
39%
5
49%
6
59%
7
68%
8
76%
9
84%
10
90%
11
95%
12
98%
13
100%
14
99%
15
97%
16
92%
17
86%
18
78%
19
68%
20
57%
21
46%
22
34%
23
24%
24
15%
25
7%
26
2%
27
0%
28
1%
29
4%
30
9%
31
16%
Darkest night
Fri 27 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 13 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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