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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
3%
5
8%
6
14%
7
22%
8
32%
9
42%
10
54%
11
65%
12
76%
13
85%
14
93%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
91%
20
83%
21
75%
22
66%
23
56%
24
46%
25
37%
26
28%
27
20%
28
13%
29
7%
30
3%
31
1%
Darkest night
Mon 2 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 16 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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