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
46%
2
35%
3
25%
4
17%
5
10%
6
4%
7
1%
8
0%
9
1%
10
3%
11
8%
12
14%
13
21%
14
29%
15
38%
16
47%
17
57%
18
67%
19
77%
20
85%
21
92%
22
97%
23
100%
24
99%
25
96%
26
90%
27
82%
28
72%
29
61%
30
50%
Darkest night
Tue 8 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 23 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30