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
16%
2
25%
3
35%
4
45%
5
55%
6
64%
7
73%
8
81%
9
88%
10
93%
11
97%
12
100%
13
100%
14
98%
15
95%
16
90%
17
83%
18
74%
19
64%
20
54%
21
42%
22
31%
23
21%
24
12%
25
5%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
12%
31
20%
Darkest night
Tue 27 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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