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 87%
2 78%
3 68%
4 57%
5 47%
6 37%
7 27%
8 19%
9 12%
10 7%
11 3%
12 1%
13 0%
14 1%
15 5%
16 9%
17 16%
18 24%
19 33%
20 43%
21 54%
22 65%
23 75%
24 85%
25 92%
26 98%
27 100%
28 99%
29 96%
30 90%

Darkest night

Fri 13 April · 0%

Fullest

Fri 27 April · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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