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
43%
2
54%
3
65%
4
76%
5
85%
6
93%
7
98%
8
100%
9
99%
10
96%
11
90%
12
83%
13
74%
14
65%
15
55%
16
46%
17
36%
18
27%
19
19%
20
12%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
12%
28
20%
29
29%
30
40%
Darkest night
Sun 23 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 8 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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