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
76%
2
66%
3
55%
4
43%
5
32%
6
22%
7
14%
8
7%
9
2%
10
0%
11
0%
12
3%
13
7%
14
13%
15
20%
16
28%
17
37%
18
46%
19
56%
20
65%
21
74%
22
83%
23
90%
24
95%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
94%
29
88%
30
79%
Darkest night
Tue 10 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 26 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30