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
15%
2
8%
3
3%
4
0%
5
1%
6
4%
7
10%
8
19%
9
29%
10
39%
11
50%
12
61%
13
70%
14
79%
15
86%
16
92%
17
97%
18
99%
19
100%
20
99%
21
96%
22
92%
23
86%
24
78%
25
70%
26
60%
27
50%
28
39%
29
28%
30
19%
31
10%
Darkest night
Sun 4 May · 0%
Fullest
Mon 19 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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