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
96%
2
99%
3
100%
4
98%
5
95%
6
88%
7
80%
8
70%
9
60%
10
48%
11
37%
12
26%
13
17%
14
9%
15
4%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
5%
20
11%
21
18%
22
25%
23
34%
24
43%
25
53%
26
62%
27
71%
28
80%
29
88%
30
94%
Darkest night
Wed 17 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 3 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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