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
7%
2
13%
3
21%
4
30%
5
39%
6
48%
7
58%
8
67%
9
76%
10
83%
11
90%
12
95%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
83%
19
74%
20
63%
21
52%
22
41%
23
30%
24
20%
25
11%
26
5%
27
1%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
Darkest night
Mon 28 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 14 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30