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
47%
2
58%
3
68%
4
78%
5
85%
6
92%
7
96%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
92%
13
86%
14
79%
15
71%
16
61%
17
52%
18
41%
19
31%
20
21%
21
13%
22
6%
23
2%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
13%
28
22%
29
32%
30
43%
Darkest night
Tue 24 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 9 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
9 of 30