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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
5%
5
9%
6
16%
7
23%
8
31%
9
41%
10
50%
11
61%
12
70%
13
80%
14
88%
15
94%
16
99%
17
100%
18
98%
19
94%
20
87%
21
78%
22
68%
23
57%
24
46%
25
35%
26
26%
27
18%
28
11%
29
5%
30
2%
Darkest night
Tue 2 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 17 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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