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
97%
2
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
95%
6
90%
7
84%
8
76%
9
68%
10
58%
11
48%
12
38%
13
28%
14
18%
15
10%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
3%
20
8%
21
16%
22
26%
23
36%
24
47%
25
57%
26
67%
27
76%
28
84%
29
90%
30
95%
Darkest night
Tue 18 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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