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
0%
2
0%
3
2%
4
6%
5
11%
6
18%
7
26%
8
35%
9
44%
10
55%
11
65%
12
75%
13
85%
14
92%
15
97%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
89%
20
81%
21
71%
22
61%
23
50%
24
40%
25
31%
26
22%
27
15%
28
9%
29
4%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Wed 1 May · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 May · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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