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
4%
2
9%
3
15%
4
23%
5
31%
6
40%
7
49%
8
59%
9
69%
10
78%
11
86%
12
93%
13
98%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
90%
18
82%
19
72%
20
61%
21
50%
22
39%
23
29%
24
20%
25
12%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Fri 28 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 14 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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