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
100%
2
98%
3
95%
4
90%
5
83%
6
76%
7
67%
8
57%
9
47%
10
37%
11
27%
12
18%
13
10%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
3%
18
8%
19
16%
20
25%
21
36%
22
47%
23
58%
24
68%
25
77%
26
84%
27
91%
28
96%
29
99%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Sat 16 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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