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
35%
2
24%
3
15%
4
7%
5
2%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
10%
10
17%
11
26%
12
35%
13
45%
14
54%
15
64%
16
73%
17
81%
18
88%
19
93%
20
97%
21
100%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
89%
26
81%
27
71%
28
61%
29
50%
30
38%
Darkest night
Sun 6 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 21 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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