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
12%
2
6%
3
2%
4
0%
5
0%
6
2%
7
5%
8
10%
9
16%
10
24%
11
33%
12
42%
13
52%
14
63%
15
73%
16
82%
17
90%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
97%
22
92%
23
84%
24
74%
25
64%
26
53%
27
43%
28
33%
29
24%
30
16%
Darkest night
Sat 4 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 20 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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