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
39%
2
29%
3
20%
4
13%
5
7%
6
3%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
4%
11
9%
12
15%
13
23%
14
32%
15
41%
16
51%
17
62%
18
72%
19
81%
20
90%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
97%
25
92%
26
84%
27
75%
28
65%
29
54%
30
44%
31
34%
Darkest night
Thu 8 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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