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
16%
2
8%
3
3%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
10%
8
17%
9
26%
10
36%
11
46%
12
56%
13
65%
14
74%
15
82%
16
88%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
88%
24
81%
25
72%
26
61%
27
50%
28
39%
29
28%
30
18%
31
10%
Darkest night
Thu 4 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 19 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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