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
82%
2
89%
3
94%
4
98%
5
100%
6
100%
7
98%
8
95%
9
90%
10
83%
11
75%
12
66%
13
56%
14
45%
15
35%
16
24%
17
15%
18
8%
19
2%
20
0%
21
1%
22
5%
23
11%
24
19%
25
29%
26
39%
27
49%
28
59%
29
69%
30
77%
Darkest night
Sat 20 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 5 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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