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
10%
2
4%
3
1%
4
0%
5
3%
6
8%
7
16%
8
25%
9
36%
10
47%
11
58%
12
68%
13
77%
14
85%
15
91%
16
96%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
97%
21
93%
22
87%
23
80%
24
72%
25
63%
26
53%
27
42%
28
32%
29
22%
30
13%
Darkest night
Sat 4 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 18 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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