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
39%
2
29%
3
21%
4
13%
5
7%
6
2%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
10%
11
18%
12
28%
13
39%
14
50%
15
62%
16
72%
17
81%
18
89%
19
94%
20
98%
21
100%
22
100%
23
98%
24
94%
25
88%
26
82%
27
74%
28
65%
29
56%
30
46%
Darkest night
Sat 7 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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