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
53%
2
62%
3
72%
4
81%
5
89%
6
95%
7
99%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
87%
12
78%
13
68%
14
57%
15
46%
16
35%
17
25%
18
17%
19
10%
20
5%
21
2%
22
0%
23
1%
24
3%
25
7%
26
12%
27
19%
28
27%
29
36%
30
46%
Darkest night
Fri 22 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 8 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30