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
60%
2
50%
3
39%
4
29%
5
21%
6
13%
7
7%
8
3%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
9%
14
15%
15
22%
16
31%
17
40%
18
51%
19
61%
20
72%
21
81%
22
90%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
97%
27
92%
28
84%
29
75%
30
65%
Darkest night
Sun 10 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 25 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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