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
10%
2
17%
3
26%
4
36%
5
47%
6
59%
7
70%
8
80%
9
89%
10
95%
11
99%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
89%
16
81%
17
73%
18
64%
19
54%
20
45%
21
36%
22
27%
23
19%
24
12%
25
6%
26
2%
27
0%
28
0%
29
3%
30
8%
Darkest night
Fri 27 April · 0%
Fullest
Thu 12 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30