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
67%
2
75%
3
83%
4
90%
5
95%
6
98%
7
100%
8
100%
9
98%
10
94%
11
89%
12
82%
13
73%
14
63%
15
53%
16
42%
17
31%
18
21%
19
12%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
6%
25
13%
26
21%
27
30%
28
40%
29
50%
30
60%
31
69%
Darkest night
Tue 22 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 7 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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