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
35%
2
45%
3
56%
4
66%
5
76%
6
85%
7
92%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
95%
12
89%
13
81%
14
71%
15
61%
16
50%
17
40%
18
30%
19
22%
20
14%
21
8%
22
4%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
3%
27
8%
28
14%
29
21%
30
30%
Darkest night
Wed 24 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 9 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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