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
6%
2
13%
3
21%
4
31%
5
42%
6
53%
7
65%
8
75%
9
84%
10
92%
11
97%
12
99%
13
100%
14
98%
15
94%
16
88%
17
81%
18
73%
19
65%
20
55%
21
46%
22
36%
23
27%
24
19%
25
12%
26
6%
27
2%
28
0%
29
1%
30
4%
31
10%
Darkest night
Mon 28 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 13 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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