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
21%
2
30%
3
40%
4
51%
5
62%
6
72%
7
82%
8
90%
9
96%
10
100%
11
100%
12
97%
13
92%
14
84%
15
76%
16
66%
17
56%
18
46%
19
37%
20
28%
21
20%
22
13%
23
7%
24
3%
25
1%
26
0%
27
1%
28
5%
29
10%
30
17%
Darkest night
Mon 26 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 10 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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