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
90%
2
82%
3
73%
4
63%
5
52%
6
40%
7
29%
8
19%
9
11%
10
5%
11
1%
12
0%
13
1%
14
5%
15
11%
16
18%
17
26%
18
35%
19
45%
20
54%
21
63%
22
72%
23
80%
24
88%
25
93%
26
98%
27
100%
28
100%
29
97%
30
92%
31
85%
Darkest night
Mon 12 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 27 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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