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
71%
2
61%
3
51%
4
42%
5
33%
6
24%
7
16%
8
10%
9
5%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
3%
14
8%
15
14%
16
22%
17
32%
18
43%
19
54%
20
65%
21
76%
22
85%
23
93%
24
98%
25
100%
26
99%
27
96%
28
91%
29
85%
30
76%
31
67%
Darkest night
Sat 11 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 25 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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