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
2%
2
0%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
11%
7
18%
8
27%
9
36%
10
46%
11
57%
12
68%
13
79%
14
87%
15
94%
16
99%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
87%
21
79%
22
70%
23
60%
24
50%
25
40%
26
31%
27
22%
28
15%
29
9%
30
4%
Darkest night
Sat 2 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 17 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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