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
0%
2
0%
3
3%
4
9%
5
16%
6
25%
7
35%
8
45%
9
55%
10
65%
11
73%
12
81%
13
88%
14
93%
15
97%
16
100%
17
100%
18
98%
19
95%
20
90%
21
82%
22
74%
23
64%
24
53%
25
42%
26
31%
27
20%
28
12%
29
5%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Fri 1 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 16 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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