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
68%
2
59%
3
49%
4
39%
5
30%
6
21%
7
13%
8
6%
9
2%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
11%
14
19%
15
29%
16
40%
17
51%
18
62%
19
72%
20
81%
21
89%
22
94%
23
98%
24
100%
25
100%
26
98%
27
94%
28
89%
29
82%
30
75%
31
66%
Darkest night
Tue 10 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 24 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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