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
20%
2
12%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
18%
10
27%
11
38%
12
50%
13
61%
14
72%
15
81%
16
89%
17
94%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
93%
23
87%
24
80%
25
72%
26
64%
27
54%
28
45%
29
35%
30
25%
31
17%
Darkest night
Wed 5 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 19 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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