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 69%
2 58%
3 46%
4 35%
5 25%
6 16%
7 9%
8 4%
9 1%
10 0%
11 1%
12 4%
13 8%
14 15%
15 22%
16 30%
17 39%
18 49%
19 59%
20 68%
21 78%
22 86%
23 93%
24 98%
25 100%
26 99%
27 96%
28 90%
29 81%
30 71%
31 61%

Darkest night

Thu 10 May · 0%

Fullest

Fri 25 May · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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