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
27%
2
17%
3
10%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
13%
10
20%
11
29%
12
38%
13
47%
14
57%
15
66%
16
75%
17
83%
18
89%
19
95%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
96%
24
91%
25
83%
26
74%
27
63%
28
52%
29
41%
30
30%
31
20%
Darkest night
Tue 6 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 21 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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