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
90%
2
95%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
97%
7
92%
8
85%
9
77%
10
67%
11
56%
12
45%
13
34%
14
23%
15
14%
16
7%
17
2%
18
0%
19
1%
20
4%
21
9%
22
16%
23
24%
24
32%
25
42%
26
51%
27
60%
28
69%
29
78%
30
85%
31
92%
Darkest night
Mon 18 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 4 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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