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
58%
2
69%
3
79%
4
88%
5
94%
6
99%
7
100%
8
98%
9
94%
10
87%
11
78%
12
68%
13
58%
14
48%
15
38%
16
29%
17
21%
18
13%
19
8%
20
3%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
4%
25
9%
26
15%
27
23%
28
32%
29
43%
30
54%
Darkest night
Wed 22 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 7 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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