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
48%
2
38%
3
29%
4
19%
5
11%
6
5%
7
1%
8
0%
9
2%
10
6%
11
14%
12
23%
13
33%
14
44%
15
55%
16
65%
17
75%
18
83%
19
90%
20
95%
21
98%
22
100%
23
100%
24
98%
25
94%
26
88%
27
82%
28
74%
29
65%
30
55%
31
45%
Darkest night
Tue 8 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 22 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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