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
31%
2
23%
3
15%
4
9%
5
4%
6
1%
7
0%
8
1%
9
4%
10
10%
11
17%
12
26%
13
37%
14
48%
15
59%
16
70%
17
80%
18
89%
19
95%
20
99%
21
100%
22
99%
23
95%
24
90%
25
83%
26
75%
27
66%
28
57%
29
47%
30
38%
Darkest night
Tue 7 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 21 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30