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
88%
2
80%
3
71%
4
62%
5
52%
6
43%
7
34%
8
25%
9
17%
10
11%
11
5%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
3%
16
7%
17
14%
18
23%
19
32%
20
43%
21
55%
22
66%
23
77%
24
86%
25
93%
26
98%
27
100%
28
99%
29
97%
30
92%
Darkest night
Tue 13 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30