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
50%
2
39%
3
28%
4
18%
5
10%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
3%
10
8%
11
15%
12
24%
13
34%
14
44%
15
54%
16
63%
17
72%
18
80%
19
87%
20
93%
21
97%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
95%
26
90%
27
83%
28
75%
29
65%
30
54%
Darkest night
Mon 8 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 23 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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