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
0%
2
0%
3
2%
4
5%
5
10%
6
17%
7
25%
8
34%
9
44%
10
54%
11
65%
12
76%
13
85%
14
93%
15
98%
16
100%
17
99%
18
95%
19
89%
20
81%
21
72%
22
62%
23
52%
24
42%
25
32%
26
24%
27
16%
28
10%
29
5%
30
2%
31
0%
Darkest night
Thu 1 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 16 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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