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
100%
2
100%
3
98%
4
95%
5
90%
6
83%
7
75%
8
66%
9
56%
10
46%
11
35%
12
25%
13
16%
14
8%
15
3%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
11%
20
19%
21
28%
22
39%
23
49%
24
59%
25
69%
26
77%
27
85%
28
91%
29
95%
30
99%
Darkest night
Mon 16 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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