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
98%
2
100%
3
100%
4
98%
5
94%
6
89%
7
82%
8
74%
9
64%
10
53%
11
42%
12
31%
13
21%
14
12%
15
5%
16
1%
17
0%
18
2%
19
6%
20
13%
21
21%
22
30%
23
40%
24
50%
25
59%
26
69%
27
77%
28
84%
29
91%
30
95%
31
99%
Darkest night
Thu 17 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 2 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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