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
40%
2
29%
3
20%
4
12%
5
5%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
3%
10
8%
11
14%
12
21%
13
30%
14
39%
15
48%
16
58%
17
67%
18
76%
19
84%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
93%
26
85%
27
76%
28
65%
29
54%
30
43%
31
32%
Darkest night
Sat 7 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 23 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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