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
18%
2
28%
3
39%
4
50%
5
61%
6
72%
7
81%
8
89%
9
95%
10
98%
11
100%
12
99%
13
97%
14
93%
15
87%
16
80%
17
72%
18
63%
19
53%
20
44%
21
34%
22
25%
23
16%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
3%
29
8%
30
16%
Darkest night
Wed 27 April · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30