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
16%
2
10%
3
5%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
3%
8
7%
9
13%
10
20%
11
29%
12
39%
13
50%
14
62%
15
72%
16
82%
17
91%
18
96%
19
100%
20
100%
21
97%
22
92%
23
85%
24
77%
25
68%
26
58%
27
48%
28
39%
29
30%
30
22%
Darkest night
Thu 5 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 19 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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