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
92%
2
85%
3
78%
4
70%
5
61%
6
51%
7
42%
8
32%
9
23%
10
15%
11
9%
12
3%
13
1%
14
0%
15
2%
16
7%
17
15%
18
24%
19
35%
20
46%
21
57%
22
68%
23
78%
24
86%
25
92%
26
97%
27
99%
28
100%
29
98%
30
95%
Darkest night
Sun 14 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 28 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30