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
8%
2
3%
3
0%
4
0%
5
3%
6
7%
7
15%
8
24%
9
34%
10
45%
11
57%
12
68%
13
78%
14
86%
15
93%
16
97%
17
100%
18
100%
19
98%
20
94%
21
89%
22
82%
23
74%
24
66%
25
56%
26
47%
27
37%
28
28%
29
19%
30
11%
Darkest night
Mon 3 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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