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
66%
2
57%
3
48%
4
38%
5
28%
6
19%
7
11%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
2%
12
6%
13
13%
14
22%
15
33%
16
44%
17
55%
18
65%
19
75%
20
83%
21
90%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
97%
27
93%
28
88%
29
81%
30
73%
Darkest night
Thu 10 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 24 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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