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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
10%
5
16%
6
24%
7
32%
8
41%
9
51%
10
60%
11
70%
12
79%
13
87%
14
93%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
90%
20
82%
21
72%
22
61%
23
50%
24
39%
25
28%
26
19%
27
12%
28
6%
29
2%
30
0%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sat 1 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 16 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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