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
19%
2
29%
3
40%
4
51%
5
61%
6
71%
7
80%
8
87%
9
93%
10
97%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
96%
15
91%
16
85%
17
78%
18
69%
19
60%
20
49%
21
39%
22
28%
23
18%
24
10%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
3%
29
8%
30
16%
Darkest night
Sun 27 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 12 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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