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
30%
2
40%
3
52%
4
63%
5
74%
6
83%
7
91%
8
97%
9
99%
10
100%
11
98%
12
94%
13
88%
14
81%
15
72%
16
64%
17
54%
18
45%
19
35%
20
27%
21
18%
22
11%
23
6%
24
2%
25
0%
26
1%
27
4%
28
10%
29
17%
30
27%
Darkest night
Fri 25 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 10 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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