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
10%
2
5%
3
2%
4
0%
5
0%
6
3%
7
6%
8
12%
9
19%
10
27%
11
37%
12
47%
13
58%
14
69%
15
79%
16
88%
17
94%
18
99%
19
100%
20
98%
21
94%
22
87%
23
78%
24
69%
25
58%
26
48%
27
38%
28
29%
29
21%
30
14%
31
8%
Darkest night
Mon 4 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 19 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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