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
26%
2
17%
3
10%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
8%
10
14%
11
22%
12
30%
13
39%
14
48%
15
58%
16
68%
17
77%
18
86%
19
92%
20
97%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
90%
25
82%
26
72%
27
61%
28
50%
29
39%
30
29%
31
20%
Darkest night
Sat 6 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 21 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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