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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
17%
7
26%
8
36%
9
47%
10
59%
11
70%
12
80%
13
88%
14
95%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
95%
19
90%
20
83%
21
75%
22
66%
23
57%
24
48%
25
38%
26
29%
27
21%
28
13%
29
7%
30
3%
Darkest night
Thu 2 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 16 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30