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
0%
2
3%
3
7%
4
14%
5
22%
6
31%
7
40%
8
50%
9
59%
10
68%
11
77%
12
84%
13
91%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
90%
20
83%
21
74%
22
63%
23
52%
24
41%
25
30%
26
20%
27
11%
28
5%
29
1%
30
0%
31
1%
Darkest night
Tue 1 May · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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