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
87%
2
93%
3
97%
4
100%
5
100%
6
97%
7
93%
8
86%
9
77%
10
67%
11
55%
12
44%
13
33%
14
23%
15
14%
16
7%
17
3%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
19%
24
27%
25
36%
26
45%
27
55%
28
64%
29
74%
30
82%
31
89%
Darkest night
Thu 18 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 4 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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