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
29%
2
38%
3
48%
4
57%
5
66%
6
75%
7
83%
8
89%
9
95%
10
98%
11
100%
12
100%
13
97%
14
93%
15
86%
16
78%
17
68%
18
57%
19
46%
20
34%
21
24%
22
15%
23
7%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
8%
29
15%
30
22%
Darkest night
Wed 25 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 11 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30