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
100%
2
97%
3
91%
4
84%
5
75%
6
65%
7
55%
8
45%
9
35%
10
26%
11
18%
12
11%
13
6%
14
2%
15
0%
16
0%
17
2%
18
5%
19
11%
20
18%
21
26%
22
36%
23
47%
24
58%
25
69%
26
79%
27
88%
28
95%
29
99%
30
100%
Darkest night
Tue 15 April · 0%
Fullest
Tue 1 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30