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
100%
2
98%
3
93%
4
87%
5
79%
6
70%
7
61%
8
52%
9
42%
10
33%
11
25%
12
17%
13
10%
14
5%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
10%
20
17%
21
26%
22
37%
23
48%
24
60%
25
71%
26
81%
27
89%
28
95%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Sun 16 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 1 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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