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
100%
2
98%
3
93%
4
86%
5
77%
6
67%
7
57%
8
47%
9
37%
10
28%
11
19%
12
13%
13
7%
14
3%
15
1%
16
0%
17
1%
18
4%
19
9%
20
16%
21
24%
22
33%
23
43%
24
54%
25
65%
26
76%
27
85%
28
93%
29
98%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Mon 16 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 1 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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