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
42%
2
31%
3
21%
4
12%
5
5%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
5%
10
12%
11
19%
12
28%
13
37%
14
47%
15
56%
16
66%
17
74%
18
82%
19
89%
20
94%
21
98%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
93%
26
86%
27
78%
28
68%
29
57%
30
45%
31
34%
Darkest night
Tue 7 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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