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
93%
5
87%
6
80%
7
71%
8
61%
9
50%
10
39%
11
28%
12
18%
13
10%
14
4%
15
1%
16
0%
17
3%
18
8%
19
15%
20
24%
21
33%
22
43%
23
53%
24
63%
25
71%
26
80%
27
87%
28
92%
29
97%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Wed 16 May · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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