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 28%
2 37%
3 48%
4 59%
5 69%
6 79%
7 88%
8 95%
9 99%
10 100%
11 98%
12 93%
13 86%
14 78%
15 68%
16 58%
17 48%
18 39%
19 29%
20 21%
21 14%
22 8%
23 4%
24 1%
25 0%
26 1%
27 4%
28 8%
29 15%
30 23%
31 33%

Darkest night

Sat 25 March · 0%

Fullest

Fri 10 March · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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