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
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
95%
5
90%
6
84%
7
76%
8
67%
9
58%
10
49%
11
39%
12
29%
13
20%
14
12%
15
5%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
6%
20
13%
21
22%
22
32%
23
44%
24
55%
25
65%
26
75%
27
83%
28
90%
29
95%
30
98%
31
100%
Darkest night
Sat 17 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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