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
56%
2
47%
3
36%
4
27%
5
17%
6
10%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
3%
11
8%
12
16%
13
26%
14
36%
15
47%
16
58%
17
68%
18
77%
19
85%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
99%
25
97%
26
93%
27
87%
28
80%
29
72%
30
63%
Darkest night
Thu 9 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 23 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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