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
61%
2
71%
3
81%
4
89%
5
94%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
97%
10
93%
11
87%
12
80%
13
72%
14
63%
15
54%
16
44%
17
34%
18
25%
19
17%
20
9%
21
4%
22
1%
23
0%
24
2%
25
8%
26
15%
27
24%
28
35%
29
46%
30
57%
Darkest night
Fri 23 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 7 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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