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
2%
3
6%
4
12%
5
19%
6
27%
7
36%
8
47%
9
57%
10
68%
11
78%
12
87%
13
94%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
94%
18
87%
19
79%
20
69%
21
59%
22
49%
23
39%
24
29%
25
21%
26
14%
27
8%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Thu 1 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 15 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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