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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
89%
6
82%
7
73%
8
63%
9
54%
10
44%
11
35%
12
26%
13
18%
14
12%
15
6%
16
2%
17
0%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
12%
22
20%
23
30%
24
40%
25
51%
26
63%
27
74%
28
83%
29
91%
30
97%
31
100%
Darkest night
Fri 17 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 2 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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