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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
6%
6
12%
7
20%
8
28%
9
38%
10
47%
11
57%
12
66%
13
74%
14
82%
15
89%
16
94%
17
98%
18
100%
19
100%
20
97%
21
92%
22
85%
23
77%
24
67%
25
55%
26
44%
27
33%
28
22%
29
14%
30
7%
31
2%
Darkest night
Wed 3 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 18 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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