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
75%
2
65%
3
55%
4
45%
5
35%
6
26%
7
18%
8
12%
9
6%
10
2%
11
0%
12
0%
13
2%
14
5%
15
10%
16
17%
17
26%
18
35%
19
46%
20
57%
21
68%
22
79%
23
88%
24
94%
25
99%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
88%
30
80%
Darkest night
Thu 11 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 26 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30