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
28%
2
19%
3
10%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
3%
8
8%
9
16%
10
25%
11
34%
12
45%
13
55%
14
64%
15
73%
16
81%
17
88%
18
93%
19
97%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
95%
24
90%
25
83%
26
74%
27
65%
28
54%
29
43%
30
32%
31
21%
Darkest night
Fri 6 May · 0%
Fullest
Fri 20 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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