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
61%
2
70%
3
78%
4
86%
5
92%
6
96%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
88%
12
80%
13
70%
14
59%
15
47%
16
36%
17
26%
18
16%
19
9%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
5%
25
11%
26
18%
27
26%
28
34%
29
44%
30
53%
Darkest night
Mon 22 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 8 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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