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
9%
2
16%
3
25%
4
35%
5
45%
6
56%
7
65%
8
74%
9
82%
10
89%
11
94%
12
98%
13
100%
14
100%
15
98%
16
95%
17
90%
18
83%
19
74%
20
64%
21
54%
22
43%
23
32%
24
21%
25
12%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
2%
30
6%
Darkest night
Thu 28 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 13 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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