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
95%
2
89%
3
81%
4
71%
5
60%
6
49%
7
39%
8
29%
9
20%
10
13%
11
7%
12
3%
13
1%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
9%
18
15%
19
22%
20
31%
21
41%
22
51%
23
62%
24
72%
25
82%
26
90%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
97%
Darkest night
Fri 14 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 29 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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