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
0%
2
1%
3
3%
4
8%
5
14%
6
22%
7
30%
8
39%
9
49%
10
58%
11
67%
12
76%
13
84%
14
91%
15
96%
16
99%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
88%
21
79%
22
69%
23
58%
24
47%
25
36%
26
25%
27
16%
28
9%
29
4%
30
1%
Darkest night
Thu 1 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 17 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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