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
99%
2
95%
3
91%
4
85%
5
77%
6
69%
7
60%
8
50%
9
40%
10
30%
11
21%
12
12%
13
6%
14
1%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
13%
19
22%
20
32%
21
43%
22
54%
23
65%
24
74%
25
82%
26
89%
27
94%
28
98%
29
100%
30
100%
Darkest night
Thu 15 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 29 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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