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
41%
2
51%
3
60%
4
69%
5
78%
6
86%
7
92%
8
97%
9
100%
10
100%
11
97%
12
92%
13
84%
14
75%
15
64%
16
53%
17
42%
18
31%
19
21%
20
13%
21
7%
22
3%
23
0%
24
0%
25
2%
26
6%
27
11%
28
17%
29
25%
30
34%
31
43%
Darkest night
Wed 23 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 9 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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