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
70%
2
79%
3
86%
4
92%
5
97%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
92%
10
85%
11
76%
12
66%
13
54%
14
43%
15
32%
16
22%
17
14%
18
7%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
11%
25
18%
26
26%
27
35%
28
44%
29
54%
30
63%
Darkest night
Sun 20 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 6 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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