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
85%
2
92%
3
97%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
81%
9
71%
10
61%
11
50%
12
40%
13
30%
14
22%
15
14%
16
8%
17
4%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
3%
22
8%
23
14%
24
21%
25
30%
26
39%
27
50%
28
61%
29
71%
30
81%
Darkest night
Fri 19 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 4 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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