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
32%
2
43%
3
53%
4
63%
5
73%
6
81%
7
88%
8
93%
9
97%
10
99%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
91%
15
84%
16
77%
17
67%
18
57%
19
47%
20
36%
21
25%
22
16%
23
8%
24
3%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
10%
29
18%
30
27%
Darkest night
Sat 25 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 11 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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