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
7%
2
14%
3
23%
4
33%
5
43%
6
54%
7
63%
8
72%
9
81%
10
87%
11
93%
12
97%
13
99%
14
100%
15
99%
16
96%
17
91%
18
84%
19
77%
20
67%
21
57%
22
46%
23
35%
24
24%
25
15%
26
7%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Tue 28 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 14 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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