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
62%
2
50%
3
39%
4
29%
5
19%
6
11%
7
5%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
3%
12
7%
13
13%
14
20%
15
28%
16
37%
17
47%
18
56%
19
66%
20
75%
21
84%
22
91%
23
96%
24
99%
25
100%
26
97%
27
92%
28
85%
29
75%
30
65%
Darkest night
Tue 9 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 25 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30