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
71%
2
81%
3
89%
4
95%
5
99%
6
100%
7
98%
8
94%
9
87%
10
78%
11
67%
12
56%
13
45%
14
35%
15
25%
16
17%
17
10%
18
5%
19
2%
20
0%
21
0%
22
2%
23
6%
24
12%
25
18%
26
26%
27
35%
28
45%
29
55%
30
66%
31
76%
Darkest night
Wed 20 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 6 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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