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
3%
2
8%
3
15%
4
24%
5
34%
6
46%
7
57%
8
68%
9
78%
10
87%
11
93%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
97%
16
93%
17
87%
18
80%
19
72%
20
63%
21
54%
22
44%
23
35%
24
26%
25
17%
26
10%
27
5%
28
1%
29
0%
30
2%
Darkest night
Wed 29 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 13 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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