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
2%
2
6%
3
12%
4
20%
5
29%
6
38%
7
48%
8
57%
9
67%
10
75%
11
83%
12
89%
13
95%
14
98%
15
100%
16
100%
17
97%
18
92%
19
86%
20
77%
21
67%
22
57%
23
45%
24
34%
25
23%
26
14%
27
7%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Mon 29 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 15 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30