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
1%
2
0%
3
1%
4
4%
5
9%
6
15%
7
22%
8
30%
9
39%
10
49%
11
59%
12
68%
13
78%
14
86%
15
93%
16
98%
17
100%
18
99%
19
96%
20
89%
21
81%
22
71%
23
60%
24
49%
25
38%
26
28%
27
20%
28
12%
29
7%
30
3%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 2 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 17 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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