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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