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
78%
2
87%
3
94%
4
99%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
87%
9
78%
10
68%
11
58%
12
47%
13
37%
14
28%
15
20%
16
13%
17
7%
18
3%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
15%
25
23%
26
33%
27
43%
28
54%
29
65%
30
75%
31
85%
Darkest night
Sun 20 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 5 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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