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
90%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
97%
6
92%
7
85%
8
75%
9
65%
10
53%
11
43%
12
32%
13
23%
14
15%
15
9%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
1%
20
3%
21
8%
22
14%
23
21%
24
29%
25
38%
26
48%
27
59%
28
69%
29
79%
30
87%
31
94%
Darkest night
Tue 18 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 4 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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