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
14%
2
22%
3
30%
4
39%
5
49%
6
58%
7
67%
8
76%
9
84%
10
91%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
95%
16
88%
17
80%
18
70%
19
59%
20
48%
21
36%
22
26%
23
17%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
5%
30
9%
Darkest night
Mon 27 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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