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
100%
2
99%
3
97%
4
92%
5
86%
6
78%
7
68%
8
57%
9
46%
10
35%
11
24%
12
15%
13
7%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
9%
19
16%
20
24%
21
33%
22
43%
23
52%
24
62%
25
71%
26
79%
27
86%
28
92%
29
97%
30
99%
Darkest night
Fri 15 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 1 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30