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
6%
2
2%
3
0%
4
0%
5
2%
6
5%
7
10%
8
17%
9
25%
10
34%
11
44%
12
54%
13
65%
14
75%
15
85%
16
92%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
89%
22
81%
23
72%
24
61%
25
51%
26
41%
27
31%
28
23%
29
15%
30
9%
Darkest night
Sat 3 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 18 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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