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
97%
2
92%
3
86%
4
78%
5
70%
6
61%
7
52%
8
42%
9
33%
10
24%
11
16%
12
9%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
12%
19
20%
20
30%
21
42%
22
53%
23
64%
24
75%
25
84%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
Darkest night
Sun 15 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 29 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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