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
8%
2
3%
3
1%
4
0%
5
2%
6
6%
7
12%
8
20%
9
29%
10
40%
11
52%
12
63%
13
74%
14
83%
15
91%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
89%
22
81%
23
73%
24
64%
25
55%
26
46%
27
36%
28
27%
29
19%
30
12%
31
6%
Darkest night
Sat 4 May · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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