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
42%
2
52%
3
62%
4
71%
5
80%
6
87%
7
94%
8
98%
9
100%
10
99%
11
96%
12
90%
13
82%
14
72%
15
61%
16
49%
17
38%
18
28%
19
19%
20
11%
21
6%
22
2%
23
0%
24
0%
25
3%
26
6%
27
12%
28
19%
29
27%
30
35%
Darkest night
Fri 23 April · 0%
Fullest
Fri 9 April · 100%
Nights worth the drive
10 of 30