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
15%
2
24%
3
33%
4
44%
5
55%
6
67%
7
77%
8
86%
9
93%
10
98%
11
100%
12
99%
13
96%
14
90%
15
83%
16
75%
17
66%
18
56%
19
46%
20
37%
21
28%
22
20%
23
13%
24
7%
25
3%
26
1%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
12%
31
20%
Darkest night
Thu 27 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 11 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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