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
3%
3
7%
4
12%
5
20%
6
29%
7
39%
8
50%
9
61%
10
72%
11
82%
12
90%
13
96%
14
99%
15
100%
16
97%
17
92%
18
86%
19
77%
20
68%
21
58%
22
49%
23
39%
24
30%
25
22%
26
15%
27
8%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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