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
58%
2
69%
3
80%
4
88%
5
95%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
95%
10
89%
11
82%
12
73%
13
64%
14
55%
15
45%
16
36%
17
27%
18
19%
19
12%
20
6%
21
2%
22
0%
23
0%
24
3%
25
7%
26
14%
27
23%
28
33%
29
44%
30
55%
Darkest night
Sun 22 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 7 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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