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
31%
2
22%
3
14%
4
8%
5
3%
6
0%
7
0%
8
3%
9
8%
10
15%
11
25%
12
35%
13
47%
14
58%
15
69%
16
78%
17
87%
18
93%
19
97%
20
100%
21
100%
22
98%
23
95%
24
89%
25
83%
26
75%
27
67%
28
57%
29
48%
30
38%
31
28%
Darkest night
Thu 6 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 20 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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