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
18%
2
27%
3
37%
4
47%
5
57%
6
66%
7
75%
8
82%
9
89%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
100%
14
98%
15
94%
16
88%
17
81%
18
71%
19
61%
20
50%
21
39%
22
28%
23
18%
24
10%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
7%
30
14%
Darkest night
Thu 27 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 12 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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