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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
3%
6
7%
7
13%
8
20%
9
29%
10
39%
11
50%
12
61%
13
72%
14
82%
15
90%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
97%
20
92%
21
85%
22
76%
23
67%
24
57%
25
47%
26
37%
27
29%
28
20%
29
13%
30
8%
31
3%
Darkest night
Mon 3 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 18 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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