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
49%
2
37%
3
26%
4
17%
5
9%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
12%
12
19%
13
28%
14
37%
15
46%
16
55%
17
65%
18
73%
19
82%
20
89%
21
94%
22
98%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
91%
27
83%
28
74%
29
63%
30
51%
Darkest night
Fri 8 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 23 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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