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
95%
2
98%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
93%
7
88%
8
80%
9
71%
10
61%
11
50%
12
39%
13
28%
14
18%
15
10%
16
4%
17
1%
18
0%
19
3%
20
8%
21
15%
22
23%
23
32%
24
42%
25
52%
26
61%
27
70%
28
78%
29
86%
30
92%
Darkest night
Sat 18 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 3 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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