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
91%
2
96%
3
99%
4
100%
5
99%
6
96%
7
91%
8
85%
9
78%
10
70%
11
61%
12
51%
13
41%
14
32%
15
22%
16
14%
17
7%
18
2%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
11%
23
19%
24
29%
25
40%
26
51%
27
62%
28
72%
29
81%
30
88%
31
94%
Darkest night
Sun 19 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 4 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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