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
73%
2
83%
3
90%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
97%
8
92%
9
84%
10
75%
11
64%
12
53%
13
42%
14
32%
15
23%
16
15%
17
9%
18
4%
19
1%
20
0%
21
1%
22
3%
23
7%
24
13%
25
20%
26
28%
27
37%
28
47%
29
58%
30
68%
Darkest night
Fri 20 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 6 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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