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
19%
2
12%
3
5%
4
1%
5
0%
6
2%
7
6%
8
13%
9
22%
10
32%
11
43%
12
54%
13
65%
14
75%
15
83%
16
90%
17
95%
18
98%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
93%
23
88%
24
81%
25
73%
26
64%
27
55%
28
44%
29
34%
30
24%
Darkest night
Sat 5 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 19 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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