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
26%
2
34%
3
44%
4
54%
5
64%
6
74%
7
83%
8
91%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
97%
13
92%
14
84%
15
74%
16
64%
17
53%
18
42%
19
32%
20
23%
21
15%
22
9%
23
4%
24
1%
25
0%
26
1%
27
3%
28
7%
29
13%
30
20%
Darkest night
Wed 25 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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