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
93%
3
87%
4
80%
5
71%
6
62%
7
53%
8
43%
9
34%
10
25%
11
17%
12
11%
13
5%
14
2%
15
0%
16
1%
17
4%
18
10%
19
17%
20
27%
21
38%
22
49%
23
60%
24
71%
25
81%
26
89%
27
95%
28
99%
29
100%
30
99%
31
96%
Darkest night
Fri 15 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 29 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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