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
92%
2
97%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
93%
7
87%
8
79%
9
71%
10
62%
11
53%
12
43%
13
34%
14
25%
15
17%
16
10%
17
5%
18
1%
19
0%
20
1%
21
4%
22
10%
23
18%
24
27%
25
38%
26
50%
27
61%
28
72%
29
81%
30
89%
31
95%
Darkest night
Wed 19 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 3 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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