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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
2%
5
5%
6
11%
7
17%
8
25%
9
33%
10
43%
11
53%
12
63%
13
73%
14
82%
15
90%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
97%
20
92%
21
84%
22
74%
23
64%
24
53%
25
42%
26
32%
27
23%
28
15%
29
9%
30
4%
31
1%
Darkest night
Wed 2 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 18 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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