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
83%
2
75%
3
66%
4
57%
5
47%
6
36%
7
26%
8
17%
9
9%
10
4%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
9%
15
17%
16
26%
17
37%
18
48%
19
58%
20
68%
21
77%
22
85%
23
91%
24
96%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
97%
29
93%
30
88%
31
81%
Darkest night
Sat 11 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 26 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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