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
64%
2
54%
3
44%
4
34%
5
24%
6
15%
7
8%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
4%
12
11%
13
19%
14
29%
15
40%
16
51%
17
61%
18
71%
19
79%
20
87%
21
93%
22
97%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
96%
27
92%
28
85%
29
78%
30
69%
31
60%
Darkest night
Fri 9 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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