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
33%
2
23%
3
14%
4
7%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
3%
9
7%
10
13%
11
20%
12
28%
13
37%
14
46%
15
56%
16
65%
17
74%
18
82%
19
89%
20
95%
21
99%
22
100%
23
99%
24
95%
25
88%
26
80%
27
70%
28
58%
29
47%
30
36%
Darkest night
Thu 6 April · 0%
Fullest
Sat 22 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30