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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
91%
6
83%
7
73%
8
62%
9
51%
10
40%
11
29%
12
20%
13
12%
14
6%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
7%
20
13%
21
20%
22
28%
23
36%
24
46%
25
55%
26
65%
27
75%
28
83%
29
91%
30
96%
31
99%
Darkest night
Thu 16 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 2 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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