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
96%
2
90%
3
82%
4
73%
5
63%
6
53%
7
43%
8
34%
9
25%
10
18%
11
11%
12
6%
13
2%
14
0%
15
0%
16
2%
17
6%
18
12%
19
20%
20
29%
21
39%
22
50%
23
62%
24
73%
25
83%
26
91%
27
96%
28
99%
29
100%
30
97%
Darkest night
Tue 14 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 29 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30