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
7%
3
14%
4
23%
5
33%
6
43%
7
54%
8
64%
9
73%
10
81%
11
88%
12
93%
13
97%
14
100%
15
100%
16
99%
17
95%
18
91%
19
84%
20
76%
21
67%
22
57%
23
46%
24
35%
25
25%
26
15%
27
8%
28
2%
29
0%
30
1%
Darkest night
Thu 29 April · 0%
Fullest
Wed 14 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30