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
5%
2
2%
3
0%
4
0%
5
3%
6
7%
7
13%
8
20%
9
29%
10
40%
11
51%
12
62%
13
73%
14
83%
15
91%
16
96%
17
100%
18
100%
19
97%
20
92%
21
86%
22
78%
23
69%
24
59%
25
50%
26
40%
27
31%
28
23%
29
15%
30
9%
31
4%
Darkest night
Tue 3 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 17 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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