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
99%
2
100%
3
99%
4
96%
5
91%
6
85%
7
78%
8
70%
9
61%
10
51%
11
42%
12
32%
13
23%
14
15%
15
8%
16
3%
17
0%
18
0%
19
3%
20
8%
21
15%
22
25%
23
35%
24
47%
25
58%
26
69%
27
78%
28
86%
29
93%
30
97%
Darkest night
Thu 17 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 2 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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