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
79%
2
71%
3
61%
4
52%
5
43%
6
33%
7
25%
8
17%
9
10%
10
5%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
4%
15
9%
16
17%
17
26%
18
36%
19
48%
20
59%
21
70%
22
80%
23
88%
24
95%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
91%
30
85%
Darkest night
Tue 12 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 26 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30