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
53%
2
42%
3
31%
4
21%
5
13%
6
6%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
13%
12
22%
13
32%
14
43%
15
53%
16
63%
17
72%
18
80%
19
87%
20
93%
21
97%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
91%
27
84%
28
77%
29
67%
30
57%
31
46%
Darkest night
Fri 8 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 23 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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