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
75%
2
64%
3
53%
4
42%
5
32%
6
22%
7
15%
8
8%
9
4%
10
1%
11
0%
12
1%
13
4%
14
8%
15
14%
16
21%
17
30%
18
39%
19
49%
20
59%
21
69%
22
79%
23
87%
24
94%
25
99%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
87%
30
78%
Darkest night
Sun 11 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 26 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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