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
85%
2
77%
3
67%
4
57%
5
46%
6
35%
7
24%
8
15%
9
7%
10
2%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
10%
15
17%
16
26%
17
35%
18
45%
19
55%
20
64%
21
73%
22
81%
23
88%
24
93%
25
97%
26
100%
27
100%
28
98%
29
94%
30
88%
Darkest night
Fri 11 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 26 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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