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
99%
2
100%
3
98%
4
94%
5
88%
6
80%
7
71%
8
62%
9
52%
10
43%
11
33%
12
25%
13
17%
14
11%
15
5%
16
2%
17
0%
18
0%
19
3%
20
8%
21
14%
22
23%
23
33%
24
44%
25
55%
26
67%
27
77%
28
86%
29
93%
30
98%
Darkest night
Sun 17 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 2 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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