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
100%
2
99%
3
97%
4
92%
5
85%
6
77%
7
69%
8
59%
9
50%
10
41%
11
31%
12
23%
13
15%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
6%
20
12%
21
20%
22
30%
23
41%
24
53%
25
64%
26
75%
27
84%
28
91%
29
96%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 17 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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