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 36%
2 26%
3 17%
4 10%
5 4%
6 1%
7 0%
8 3%
9 8%
10 16%
11 25%
12 36%
13 47%
14 58%
15 68%
16 77%
17 85%
18 92%
19 96%
20 99%
21 100%
22 99%
23 97%
24 92%
25 86%
26 79%
27 71%
28 62%
29 52%
30 41%
31 31%

Darkest night

Mon 7 May · 0%

Fullest

Mon 21 May · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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