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
50%
2
40%
3
31%
4
23%
5
15%
6
9%
7
4%
8
1%
9
0%
10
2%
11
6%
12
13%
13
21%
14
31%
15
42%
16
54%
17
65%
18
75%
19
84%
20
91%
21
96%
22
99%
23
100%
24
98%
25
95%
26
90%
27
83%
28
75%
29
67%
30
58%
31
48%
Darkest night
Fri 9 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 23 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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