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
0%
2
2%
3
5%
4
10%
5
16%
6
24%
7
32%
8
42%
9
52%
10
62%
11
72%
12
82%
13
90%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
97%
18
92%
19
84%
20
75%
21
64%
22
54%
23
43%
24
33%
25
24%
26
16%
27
10%
28
5%
29
2%
30
0%
Darkest night
Tue 1 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 16 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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