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
98%
2
94%
3
89%
4
82%
5
74%
6
64%
7
54%
8
43%
9
32%
10
22%
11
13%
12
6%
13
1%
14
0%
15
2%
16
6%
17
13%
18
21%
19
30%
20
40%
21
51%
22
60%
23
69%
24
78%
25
85%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
Darkest night
Mon 14 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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