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
100%
2
99%
3
96%
4
92%
5
86%
6
79%
7
70%
8
62%
9
52%
10
43%
11
33%
12
24%
13
16%
14
9%
15
3%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
16%
21
25%
22
36%
23
47%
24
58%
25
69%
26
78%
27
86%
28
92%
29
97%
30
99%
31
100%
Darkest night
Tue 16 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 1 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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