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
49%
2
39%
3
30%
4
21%
5
14%
6
7%
7
3%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
8%
12
15%
13
24%
14
35%
15
46%
16
58%
17
68%
18
78%
19
87%
20
93%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
89%
27
82%
28
74%
29
65%
30
56%
Darkest night
Sat 8 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 22 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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