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
87%
2
93%
3
98%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
90%
8
82%
9
72%
10
61%
11
50%
12
39%
13
29%
14
19%
15
12%
16
6%
17
2%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
6%
22
12%
23
18%
24
26%
25
35%
26
44%
27
54%
28
64%
29
74%
30
83%
Darkest night
Sun 18 April · 0%
Fullest
Sun 4 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30