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
4%
2
1%
3
0%
4
1%
5
4%
6
9%
7
15%
8
23%
9
31%
10
40%
11
50%
12
59%
13
69%
14
78%
15
86%
16
93%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
90%
22
81%
23
71%
24
60%
25
49%
26
38%
27
28%
28
19%
29
12%
30
6%
Darkest night
Tue 3 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 18 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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