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
14%
2
8%
3
4%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
10%
9
17%
10
26%
11
36%
12
47%
13
59%
14
70%
15
80%
16
88%
17
95%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
95%
22
89%
23
82%
24
74%
25
65%
26
55%
27
46%
28
36%
29
28%
30
19%
31
12%
Darkest night
Sat 5 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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