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
29%
2
21%
3
13%
4
7%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
3%
9
7%
10
15%
11
24%
12
34%
13
45%
14
57%
15
68%
16
78%
17
86%
18
93%
19
98%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
93%
24
88%
25
81%
26
73%
27
64%
28
55%
29
45%
30
36%
31
26%
Darkest night
Wed 6 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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