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
85%
2
91%
3
96%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
90%
9
83%
10
74%
11
64%
12
53%
13
41%
14
30%
15
20%
16
12%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
5%
22
10%
23
17%
24
25%
25
34%
26
43%
27
53%
28
62%
29
71%
30
79%
Darkest night
Wed 19 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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