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
77%
2
85%
3
91%
4
96%
5
99%
6
100%
7
99%
8
97%
9
92%
10
86%
11
77%
12
68%
13
57%
14
46%
15
34%
16
24%
17
14%
18
7%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
4%
23
9%
24
16%
25
24%
26
33%
27
43%
28
52%
29
62%
30
71%
Darkest night
Wed 20 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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