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
47%
2
37%
3
27%
4
19%
5
11%
6
5%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
13%
12
22%
13
32%
14
43%
15
55%
16
65%
17
75%
18
84%
19
90%
20
96%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
97%
25
93%
26
87%
27
80%
28
72%
29
63%
30
53%
31
43%
Darkest night
Mon 8 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 22 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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