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
8%
2
16%
3
26%
4
36%
5
48%
6
58%
7
69%
8
78%
9
86%
10
92%
11
96%
12
99%
13
100%
14
99%
15
96%
16
92%
17
86%
18
79%
19
70%
20
61%
21
51%
22
41%
23
31%
24
21%
25
12%
26
6%
27
1%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
Darkest night
Sun 28 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 13 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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