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
9%
2
5%
3
1%
4
0%
5
1%
6
3%
7
8%
8
14%
9
23%
10
32%
11
43%
12
54%
13
66%
14
76%
15
86%
16
93%
17
98%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
84%
23
76%
24
67%
25
57%
26
48%
27
38%
28
30%
29
21%
30
14%
Darkest night
Thu 4 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 18 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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