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
97%
2
92%
3
85%
4
75%
5
65%
6
53%
7
42%
8
31%
9
21%
10
13%
11
7%
12
2%
13
0%
14
0%
15
3%
16
7%
17
12%
18
19%
19
27%
20
36%
21
45%
22
55%
23
64%
24
74%
25
82%
26
90%
27
95%
28
99%
29
100%
30
98%
31
94%
Darkest night
Fri 13 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 29 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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