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
55%
2
66%
3
76%
4
85%
5
93%
6
98%
7
100%
8
99%
9
95%
10
89%
11
81%
12
71%
13
61%
14
50%
15
40%
16
31%
17
22%
18
15%
19
9%
20
4%
21
1%
22
0%
23
1%
24
3%
25
7%
26
13%
27
21%
28
30%
29
39%
30
50%
31
61%
Darkest night
Mon 22 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 7 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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