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
90%
2
95%
3
98%
4
100%
5
100%
6
98%
7
94%
8
89%
9
82%
10
73%
11
64%
12
53%
13
43%
14
32%
15
21%
16
12%
17
6%
18
1%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
13%
23
21%
24
31%
25
41%
26
51%
27
61%
28
70%
29
78%
30
85%
Darkest night
Sat 19 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 4 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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