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
14%
2
7%
3
3%
4
1%
5
0%
6
1%
7
4%
8
9%
9
15%
10
23%
11
31%
12
40%
13
50%
14
60%
15
70%
16
80%
17
88%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
86%
24
77%
25
67%
26
56%
27
46%
28
35%
29
26%
30
18%
31
11%
Darkest night
Fri 5 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 20 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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