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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
83%
8
75%
9
65%
10
53%
11
42%
12
31%
13
21%
14
12%
15
5%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
5%
20
11%
21
18%
22
26%
23
35%
24
45%
25
54%
26
64%
27
72%
28
81%
29
88%
30
93%
31
98%
Darkest night
Sun 17 May · 0%
Fullest
Sun 3 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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