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
91%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
97%
7
92%
8
86%
9
77%
10
68%
11
57%
12
46%
13
35%
14
24%
15
15%
16
7%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
10%
22
17%
23
25%
24
35%
25
44%
26
54%
27
63%
28
72%
29
80%
30
87%
31
93%
Darkest night
Sun 18 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 4 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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