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
100%
2
98%
3
95%
4
89%
5
81%
6
71%
7
60%
8
49%
9
38%
10
27%
11
17%
12
9%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
11%
19
19%
20
27%
21
36%
22
45%
23
54%
24
64%
25
73%
26
81%
27
88%
28
94%
29
98%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Sun 15 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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