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
22%
2
15%
3
9%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
8%
10
15%
11
23%
12
32%
13
43%
14
54%
15
66%
16
76%
17
86%
18
93%
19
98%
20
100%
21
99%
22
96%
23
90%
24
83%
25
75%
26
65%
27
56%
28
46%
29
37%
30
28%
31
20%
Darkest night
Sat 6 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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