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
81%
2
88%
3
93%
4
97%
5
100%
6
100%
7
98%
8
95%
9
91%
10
84%
11
77%
12
68%
13
58%
14
48%
15
38%
16
27%
17
18%
18
10%
19
4%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
9%
24
17%
25
26%
26
36%
27
47%
28
57%
29
67%
30
76%
31
83%
Darkest night
Thu 20 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 5 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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