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
93%
2
97%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
95%
7
91%
8
84%
9
77%
10
69%
11
59%
12
50%
13
40%
14
30%
15
20%
16
12%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
13%
23
22%
24
33%
25
44%
26
55%
27
65%
28
74%
29
83%
30
89%
Darkest night
Tue 19 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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