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
40%
2
51%
3
62%
4
73%
5
83%
6
91%
7
97%
8
100%
9
100%
10
97%
11
92%
12
85%
13
76%
14
67%
15
57%
16
47%
17
38%
18
29%
19
21%
20
14%
21
8%
22
3%
23
1%
24
0%
25
1%
26
5%
27
10%
28
17%
29
26%
30
36%
31
47%
Darkest night
Sat 24 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 8 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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