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
1%
2
5%
3
11%
4
19%
5
29%
6
40%
7
51%
8
63%
9
73%
10
82%
11
89%
12
95%
13
98%
14
100%
15
99%
16
97%
17
93%
18
87%
19
81%
20
73%
21
64%
22
54%
23
45%
24
35%
25
25%
26
16%
27
9%
28
4%
29
1%
30
0%
31
3%
Darkest night
Sat 30 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 14 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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