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
0%
2
0%
3
2%
4
7%
5
14%
6
23%
7
33%
8
45%
9
56%
10
67%
11
77%
12
86%
13
93%
14
97%
15
100%
16
100%
17
98%
18
94%
19
88%
20
81%
21
73%
22
64%
23
55%
24
45%
25
36%
26
27%
27
18%
28
11%
29
5%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Fri 1 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 15 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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