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 68%
2 77%
3 86%
4 92%
5 97%
6 99%
7 100%
8 99%
9 96%
10 91%
11 85%
12 78%
13 70%
14 60%
15 51%
16 41%
17 31%
18 21%
19 13%
20 6%
21 2%
22 0%
23 1%
24 6%
25 13%
26 22%
27 32%
28 43%
29 54%
30 64%
31 74%

Darkest night

Sat 22 May · 0%

Fullest

Fri 7 May · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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