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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
6%
6
12%
7
21%
8
31%
9
43%
10
54%
11
65%
12
75%
13
83%
14
90%
15
95%
16
99%
17
100%
18
99%
19
97%
20
93%
21
87%
22
80%
23
72%
24
63%
25
53%
26
44%
27
33%
28
24%
29
15%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Wed 3 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 17 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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