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
25%
2
33%
3
42%
4
52%
5
62%
6
72%
7
81%
8
89%
9
95%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
93%
14
86%
15
77%
16
67%
17
56%
18
45%
19
35%
20
25%
21
17%
22
10%
23
5%
24
2%
25
0%
26
0%
27
3%
28
6%
29
12%
30
18%
31
26%
Darkest night
Mon 25 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 11 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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