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
95%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
98%
6
94%
7
89%
8
82%
9
74%
10
65%
11
56%
12
45%
13
35%
14
24%
15
15%
16
8%
17
3%
18
0%
19
1%
20
5%
21
11%
22
19%
23
29%
24
39%
25
50%
26
60%
27
70%
28
78%
29
86%
30
92%
31
96%
Darkest night
Wed 18 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 3 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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