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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
11%
5
18%
6
28%
7
37%
8
47%
9
57%
10
66%
11
75%
12
83%
13
89%
14
94%
15
98%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
88%
21
80%
22
71%
23
61%
24
49%
25
38%
26
27%
27
17%
28
9%
29
4%
30
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 16 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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