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
22%
2
15%
3
8%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
12%
10
20%
11
30%
12
41%
13
52%
14
64%
15
74%
16
84%
17
91%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
95%
23
89%
24
82%
25
75%
26
66%
27
57%
28
47%
29
38%
30
29%
Darkest night
Tue 6 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 20 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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