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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