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
64%
2
53%
3
42%
4
30%
5
20%
6
12%
7
5%
8
1%
9
0%
10
1%
11
5%
12
11%
13
19%
14
27%
15
36%
16
46%
17
55%
18
64%
19
73%
20
81%
21
88%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
97%
27
93%
28
86%
29
77%
30
67%
Darkest night
Fri 9 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 24 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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